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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This debut novel is WILD. It’s about polygamy in modern-day Nigeria, but the secrets these women keep! This is a definite page turner. Each of the characters has an intriguing background and while I understand how they became who they are, I am still floored by the twist in the plot! The hospital scenes are hilarious! But this remains an adult book with serious themes such as rape, infertility, abuse, and survival. ( ) Et de quatre ! Bolanle est la quatrième épouse de Baba Segi et le moins que l’on puisse dire, c’est qu’elle n’est pas fort bien accueillie par les précédentes, ‘crément jalouses de l’arrivée d’une concurrente. Vaudeville, sorcellerie, intrigues seront au rendez-vous pour celle qui devra devenir mère pour prendre sa place d’épouse à part entière. Mais, si l’enfant ne vient pas I was attracted to the book cover with the gorgeous silhouette of this african like princess in a stunning head wrap. Beautiful cover! I had trouble following the story and the characters until I got to page 103. Written by an African-born (Nigerian) poet Lola Shoneyin in this thought-provoking debut novel that is centered around Bolanle who enters into a polygamous world in which her very presence unlocks a secret that the other wives have long guarded. There was humor, shocking moments and sadness in the novel that kept me pushing through. The Nigerian customs, culture, and traditions that I had to jump over due to the lack of knowledge, since never having traveled to the west coast of Africa. A lot of this was explained at the end in an interview with the author which was taken from her intimate life. How the four women became wives to Baba Segi was the major point of interest to me for this novel. Lola Shoneyin has a beautiful story written in prose which amplified her verse in poetry writing. A difficult read, however the totality of this novel was worth the read. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Baba Segi's fourth wife, the young, college-educated Bolanle, sends his household into turmoil, causing his other three wives to become jealous and resentful and to plot her downfall. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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