Money Woman

<p>Rose is lied to by her mother...</p><p>that she was being sent to an uncle in another village so she can go to school. Unknown to her her mother has collected money from a devious cousin who has traded her into marriage. Rose arrives the uncle's place to discover she is now in a money marriage. <strong>The story of Rose is true.</strong> But the Money Woman movie has been modified into fiction for a viewing audience. This does not however reduce the effect of this form of menace.</p><p><br></p><p>The book Money Woman not only consists of the fictional version of Rose's story but true tales from interviews conducted with:</p><p><br></p><p>1.<strong>Dorathy </strong>from Ugbakoko II sold to a man ten times older than her.</p><p>2.<strong>Gift </strong>who was gambled for N3500 (approx. $15) by her father.</p><p>3.<strong>Mercy</strong> from Ugbakoko I who was sold to offset her mother's medical bills before she was 4 years old.</p><p>4.<strong>Vivian</strong> a Becheve girl snatched from school and beaten for resisting marriage.</p><p>5.<strong>Dorathy</strong> from Katele who was bought widowed and willed.</p>