DescriptionAlhaji Abubakar’s household does follow the traditional pattern established in the settlement of Alaika. Although, as wealthy and as respected a figure as his neighbors, he has only one wife, Ramatu, and only one child, Sale.As his son grows into rebellious manhood, the structure of Abubakar’s life is shaken and he has reason to fear not only for Sale’s future but for the fate of his whole family and way of life.
