From Lagos, Ikemefuna is put on a plane to Houston to meet her new husband, Nna. Promises are made to her, but none of them are kept. A few months later, self-professed feminist Nna finds a beautiful woman cooking in his parents? kitchen. They tell him Ikemefuna is his wife, there to give them the grandson they?ve been waiting for. She appears obedient, malleable. But she is no ordinary wife.