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  • The Lake Goddess

    by Flora Nwapa ...
    The Lake Goddess came to be Flora Nwapa's last novel, yet possibly her most important one, as it restores African culture and spirituality. "Nwapa's message is clear: she-Ona/Ogbuide/woman-may have many children, but she also independently succeeds in her own life, and she is a source of healing and inspiration to all human beings suffering from the ills and madness of modern society worldwide. ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • This is Lagos and Other Stories

    by Flora Nwapa ...
    This dazzling collection of short stories deals with some of the universal problems shared by women around the world. "The heroines of Ms. Nwapa's books are strong-minded women who have economic independence and yet, suffer at the hands of unfaithful and unreliable men. Her skill is in presenting her women as individuals and dealing with their special burdens". Alison Perry, West Africa Magazine. ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Efuru. 50th Anniversary Edition

    by Flora Nwapa ...
    This edition marks the 50th anniversary of Efuru, the first novel by Nigeria's Flora Nwapa. Originally published by Heinemann in London in 1966. Efuru is the first novel by a female African author published internationally. It has presented the first narration of an African village woman's life and plight from an insider's female perspective. Efuru introduces an important feminist issue to Africa, ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Never Again

    by Flora Nwapa ...
    Written by Flora Nwapa after the Nigerian Civil War, "Never Again looks at her society at a time of war and she concentrates on the importance of Biafran women in sustaining their fighting men and the society in general. She depicts the extreme demands war makes on people and the book is all about survival on a personal and national level. As a novelist, critics have mainly acclaimed Ms. Nwapa for ... Read more

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  • Women are Different

    by Flora Nwapa ...
    Women are Different is the moving story of a group of Nigerian women, from their schooldays together through the trials and tribulations of their adult lives. Through their stories we see some of the universal problems faced by women everywhere: the struggle for financial independence and a rewarding career, combined with the need to bring up a family, often without a man. All this is set against ... Read more

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  • One is Enough

    by Flora Nwapa ...
    This is the powerful and compelling story of a woman's struggle to find an independent and fulfilling life on her own. After six years of happy, though childless, marriage, Amaka, at thirty, is shattered to discover that her husband plans to take another wife-- a woman who has already borne him two sons in secret. She makes a brave decision. Rather than stay in the comfort and security of her ... Read more

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  • Wives at War

    by Flora Nwapa ...
    From Flora Nwapa comes another collection of absorbing short stories centered around women. Common to all stories is the involvement of women in all kinds of wars. First, we see the variety of experiences different kinds of women underwent in the Nigerian civil war. We see the militant leaders of Biafra's women's organizations waging war against the bureaucracy which denied them an opportunity to ... Read more

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  • The Joys of Motherhood: A Novel

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