Nyasha didn’t like being discussed in the third person, nor did she like the sort of talk going on, because she thought that the question of her husband was a personal one which she would look into when she felt moved to.
This paragraph highlights the central tension of the novel, the struggle between traditional patriarchal structures and a young woman's fight for individual autonomy. Nyasha's refusal to accept being treated as a passive object of transaction underscores the psychological warfare of growing up caught between traditional customs and modern expectations.