Three women, three stories, three linked destinies. This polyphonic novel traces the destiny of young Ramla, torn from her love to be married to Safira's husband, while Hindou, her sister, is forced to marry her cousin. Patience! This is the one and only advice given to them by those around them, since it is unthinkable to go against the will of Allah. As the Fulani proverb says: “At the end of patience, there is heaven." But heaven can become hell. How will these three impatient women manage to free themselves? Forced marriage, marital rape, consensus and polygamy: this novel by DjaÞili Amadou Amal breaks taboos by denouncing the condition of women in the Sahel and gives us a moving novel on the universal issue of violence against women.