Description A young woman makes that all-important rite of passage from adolescence to adulthood. However, her early adult life is marred by childlessness in a society that places a great premium on children and motherhood as the ultimate mark of womanhood. In a small Ghanaian village of Brenhoma, Pokuwaa, though a woman has become a successful farmer. True happiness eludes her, to have reached middle age without children is considered a grave misfortune. She has felt compelled to divorce her first two husbands. Finally, she married Kwadwo, who grew to love her and her charm, her sympathy and her sweet conversation.
