num_pages: 107
description: A dead baby and bloodstained clothes are discovered near a small village. Everyone is ready to comment on the likely story behind the abandoned infant. The men have one opinion, the women another. As the story rapidly unfolds it becomes clear that seven different women played their part in the drama. All of them are caught in a web of superstition, ignorance, greed and corruption.
language: English
title: The Housemaid
titlecomplete: The Housemaid
genres: Fiction, African Literature, Literature, Novels, Ghana, Africa
ratings_count: 138
publisher: Heinemann