His only wife
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Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2020.
ISBN
9781616209155, 1616209151
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Villa Park Public Library - Fiction
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Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781616209155, 1616209151
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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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Medie, P. A. (2020). His only wife . Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Medie, Peace Adzo, 1981-. 2020. His Only Wife. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Medie, Peace Adzo, 1981-. His Only Wife Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Medie, Peace Adzo. His Only Wife Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2020.
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