His Only Wife - A Reese's Book Club Pick - 'Bursting With Warmth, Humour, And Richly Drawn Characters'

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Defying expectations with humor & hope- His Only Wife.

His Only Wife is a powerful debut exploring the complexities of love, tradition and modernity in Ghana. This book offers lively, warm and multi-faceted characters making it ideal for readers who want to experience African culture and relationships, embedded with humor and hope.

  • RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Relationship Fiction (2021)
  • The Diverse Book Award Nominee for Best Adult Book (2022)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

His Only Wife - A Reese's Book Club Pick - 'Bursting With Warmth, Humour, And Richly Drawn Characters'

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ISBN: 9780861541454
Authors: Peace Adzo Medie
Publisher: Oneworld
Date of Publication: 2021-04-30
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
Related Topics: Feminism
Goodreads rating: 3.74
(rated by 28443 readers)

Description

“Elikem married me in absentia; he did not come to our wedding.”Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is narrowing rapidly. She lives in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother, spending much of her time in her uncle Pious’s house with his many wives and children. Then one day she is offered a life-changing opportunity—a proposal of marriage from the wealthy family of Elikem Ganyo, a man she doesn’t truly know. She acquiesces, but soon realizes that Elikem is not quite the catch he seemed. He sends a stand-in to his own wedding, and only weeks after Afi is married and installed in a plush apartment in the capital city of Accra does she meet her new husband. It turns out that he is in love with another woman, whom his family disapproves of; Afi is supposed to win him back on their behalf. But it is Accra that eventually wins Afi’s heart and gives her a life of independence that she never could have imagined for herself.A brilliant scholar and a fierce advocate for women’s rights, author Peace Adzo Medie infuses her debut novel with intelligence and humor. For readers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Candice Carty-Williams, His Only Wife is the story of an indomitable and relatable heroine that illuminates what it means to be a woman in a rapidly changing world.
 

Defying expectations with humor & hope- His Only Wife.

His Only Wife is a powerful debut exploring the complexities of love, tradition and modernity in Ghana. This book offers lively, warm and multi-faceted characters making it ideal for readers who want to experience African culture and relationships, embedded with humor and hope.

  • RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Relationship Fiction (2021)
  • The Diverse Book Award Nominee for Best Adult Book (2022)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.