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His Only Wife
A Reese's Book Club Pick - 'Bursting with warmth, humour, and richly drawn characters'
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His Only Wife
A captivating debut about defying expectations, hilarious and hopeful in equal measure
Afi thinks marriage is the key to the life she's always wanted. But when she meets Eli, she realises her fairy tale ending may not be quite so straightforward...
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His Only Wife is a Reese Witherspoon's Book Club pick and also Marie Claire's October Book Club selection.
‘A Crazy Rich Asians for West Africa.’ — Kirkus, starred review
‘Elikem married me in absentia; he did not come to our wedding.’
Afi Tekple is a young seamstress living in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother. Even Afi doesn’t believe her future holds much excitement. Until one day she is offered a life-changing opportunity – a proposal of marriage from the wealthy family of Elikem Ganyo, a man she barely knows.
Marriage could be the key to the life she's always wanted, but when she meets Eli, she realises her fairy-tale ending might not be so straightforward. Elikem is not quite the catch he first seemed, and his affections are otherwise engaged. As she balances the often conflicting roles of wife, daughter, niece, and sister-in-law, Afi starts to question whether she has made the right choice.
Bursting with warmth and humour, His Only Wife is a witty, smart, and moving comedy-of-manners about the search for independence, and the rules that might have to be broken along the way.
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His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie is celebrated for its vivid portrayal and humorous yet thought-provoking narrative, capturing a young Ghanaian woman's quest for independence amidst cultural traditions. Reviews laud the novel's witty, engaging prose and vibrant depiction of Accra, with a focus on self-discovery and empowerment set against a backdrop of an arranged marriage. It is described as engaging, richly rewarding, and bursting with warmth, making it both a gripping read and a catalyst for discussions on character motivations and societal norms.
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ISBN: 9780861540693
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 31 March 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 146.0mm
Height: 225.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 288
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About the Author
Peace Adzo Medie is a Ghanaian writer and Senior Lecturer in Gender and International Politics at the University of Bristol. The author of Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence Against Women in Africa (Oxford University Press, 2020), she holds a PhD in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA in Geography from the University of Ghana. She was born in Liberia.
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