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  • The Joys of Motherhood: A Novel

    by Buchi Emecheta ...
    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 ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The New Tribe

    by Buchi Emecheta ...
    In The New Tribe, pioneering author Buchi Emecheta tells the tale of a young Nigerian boy adopted by a white family.Life changes overnight for the Arlingtons when an abandoned baby girl, Julia, arrives unexpectedly on their doorstep. The couple take her in and settle into family life. But then, just two years later, their lives change once again when they are told a Nigerian mother is in desperate ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Bride Price

    by Buchi Emecheta ...
    First published in 1976, this great literary classic follows a young Nigerian woman who rejects the patriarchal traditions of her culture to find love and happiness in the western world. With pure honesty and subtle protest, Buchi Emecheta chronicles the unfair pressure and ultimate demise that women often suffer in Nigerian lore.The Bride Price is the poignant love story of Aku-nna, a young Igbo ... Read more

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  • 10 Years of the Caine Prize for African Writing

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