The Dancing Tortoise

by Naa Otua Codjoe-Swayne

Jiffa is a poor girl growing up in the Volta Region in the 1960s. Her poor parents give her away whilst still a child, in an arranged marriage. Neither bride nor groom have any choice. The novel explores the progress of the marriage, dwelling on the plight of Jiffa - representative of so many African women who have little control over their choice of husbands.

293 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Angel Dellow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

[Linda Asamoah · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very very nice book. When I first read it in childhood stage, I 'understood' everything but now I've grown and pass some of these stages and I 'know' what I'm reading...

[Christabel Amponsah]

An interesting and educative book I read while in school.I went back to read this book at the library and I now understand what I'm reading

[Doris Odonkor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this at Junior High, but it feels like I read it yesterday… i really loved this book!!!