I finished reading this book a couple of weeks ago and tentatively awarded it four stars, but I've had time to consider that now and I can't think of anything about the book that I would change. She has given the whole thing a contemporary spin and has explored how an independent woman is able to navigate her way through a strongly patriarchal society and still manage to maintain her integrity and reach her potential. In a sense, Medie's book does have a fairy tale ending but it is definitely a modern version of that. And when she finally meets "That Liberian woman!" she is in for even more of a revelation. Afi did not require saving by the handsome prince she found the will to save herself and learned that she had strengths that she had hardly even imagined. So this is where the fairy tale trope diverges. She wants to develop her talents and make a name for herself in the fashion world. It's a suggestion that she readily accepts.Īfi still dreams of having a real marriage with Eli, but now she has a new dream as well.
But he suggested to Afi that in order to fill her time, she might want to enroll in a school to hone her skills as a seamstress and to teach her more about designing clothes since that is her passion. They get along well in their initial meeting but then he leaves with no indication as to when he will return. When he does finally show up, he is handsome and kindly beyond Afi's dreams and she is instantly in love with him. Eli's family assures Afi that he will show up soon and that she should make herself beautiful and ready to greet him, but time goes by and no Eli. After the ceremony, Afi and her mother are whisked off to Accra to a life of wealth and ease that they could scarcely have dreamed of. Her groom sends a surrogate to take the vows for him.
“Elikem married me in absentia he did not come to our wedding.”Īnd that should have been Afi's first clue that this will not be a normal marriage.
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