Follow this story to find out authentic African traditional views on the vexing matter of bride price and the consequences of disobedience.
Imagine a fourteen-year-old prince from a war-prone tribe eloping with a king’s twelve-year-old daughter in ancient northwest Cameroon. Nangeh, the oldest daughter of savage King Bonteh, elopes with her lover Ful. It is against the law for a woman to walk away with a man and have children without a bride price. These events set the pace fora savage tale of love, betrayal, hostility, and hatred, which causes Nangeh’s downfall.