Across
- 7. Doctor Mawdo's wife.
- 9. The Narrator's best friend, who she is writing to.
- 10. Young Nabou's(2nd wife of Dr Mawdo) father.
- 12. The deceased husband of the Narrator.
- 14. Offers marriage to the Narrator after her husband's death.
- 16. The Narrator's six-year-old son.
- 20. 3rd of the Narrators 10 children.
- 21. The Narrator's oldest daughter.
- 22. A doctor who follows the tradition of polygamy.
- 24. 5th of the Narrators 10 children.
- 25. 6th of the Narrators 10 children.
- 28. Aissatou's boyfriend who gets her pregnant.
Down
- 1. Mawdo's second wife and young cousin.
- 2. Narrator of the novel through her letters.
- 3. A doctor whose unfaithfulness causes Jacqueline to have a nervous breakdown.
- 4. A prominent politician who offers to marry the Narrator after her husband's death.
- 5. One of the Narrators 2 youngest sons. Hit by a motorcyclist outside the compound.
- 6. 8th of the Narrators 10 children.
- 8. The Narrator's son-in-law.
- 11. One of the Narrators 2 youngest sons. Hit by a motorcyclist outside the compound.
- 13. A woman from the Ivory Coast who moves to Senegal to marry a Muslim man her parents disapprove of.
- 15. 2nd of the Narrators 10 children.
- 17. 4rd of the Narrators 10 children.
- 18. A travelling poet from West Africa who often tells the Narrator's future.
- 19. 1st of the Narrators 10 children.
- 23. Narrator's younger sister.
- 26. Marries without knowing beforehand.
- 27. 7th of the Narrators 10 children.
