The Joys of Motherhood: A Novel

Type

Book

Authors

Buchi Emecheta

ISBN 10

0807616095

ISBN 13

9780807616093

Tags

Family Life, Contemporary, Literary

Description

A feminist literary classic by one of Africa’s greatest women writers, re-issued with a new introduction by Stéphane Robolin. First published in 1979, The Joys of Motherhood is the story of Nnu Ego, a Nigerian woman struggling in a patriarchal society. Unable to conceive in her first marriage, Nnu is banished to Lagos where she succeeds in becoming a mother. Then, against the backdrop of World War II, Nnu must fiercely protect herself and her children when she is abandoned by her husband and her people. Emecheta “writes with subtlety, power, and abundant compassion” (New York Times). - from Amzon

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