Border, Rosemary, 1943-

The Bride price / Buchi Emecheta ; retold by Rosemary Border. - Simplified ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2008. - 104 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm. - Oxford bookworms library. Human interest. Stage 5 . - Oxford bookworms library. Stage 5. Human interest, .

Father goes away -- A death in the family -- The funeral -- The journey to Ibuza -- Traditions -- The slaves -- One of the girls -- Kidnapped! -- A forced wedding -- The escape -- Too good to be true? -- The unpaid price -- Joy.

Aku-nna, a young Ibo girl schooled in her people's rituals and beliefs, undergoes kidnapping, forced betrothal, and near-shame out of love for Chike, son of a former slave.

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Readers.
Bride price--Nigeria--Fiction.
Girls--Nigeria--Fiction.
Orphans--Nigeria--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Nigeria--Fiction.
Spouses--Nigeria--Fiction.


Nigeria--Social life and customs--Fiction.

PE1126.B673 / B753 2008

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