This chapter explores the theme of women's subjugation in marriage as reflected in La Tâche de Sang [The Stain of Blood], published in 1990, by the Cameroonian woman writer Philomène Bassek. The analysis is done against the backdrop of Clenora Hudson-Weems's theory of Africana Womanism (1993), an ideology which, according to Hudson-Weems, is applicable to all women of African descent, in Africa and in the diaspora. Hudson-Weems maintains that Africana womanism stems from African culture to provide an authentic image of black women as they are reflected in black literature. In La Tâche de Sang, Mama Ida is a character who aspires to have a strong companionship with her husband, because she realises that having mutual love and respect with her husband is the essential element of building a healthy family. Mutual love and respect between black men and women is one of the core principles of African Womanism ( Hudson-Weems, 2004). However, due to the patriarchal system that has granted men power over women, women do not always have a voice when it comes to choosing a marriage partner. Furthermore, once married, the husband’s power extends to her body and mind and thus, further disempowering her. The chapter reveals the African womanist concept of genuine sisterhood as a guiding principle for black women's solidarity as represented through the characters of Patricia and her friend Modi. Ultimately, the study exposes the failure of western feminism to represent the existential realities of black women within an African context. Conclusively, the chapter concedes that that patriarchy is a social challenge that has spread across the African continent and that a concerted effort as espoused in Africana womanism, for the liberation of women of African descent.