His only wife [electronic resource] / Peace Adzo Medie.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781643751115
- ISBN: 1643751115
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2020.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- His Only Wife -- Acknowledgments |
Source of Description Note: | Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed June 29, 2020). |
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Subject: | Arranged marriage > Fiction. Women > Ghana > Fiction. Ghana > Social life and customs > Fiction. Fiction. FICTION / Literary. Arranged marriage Manners and customs Women Ghana |
Genre: | Electronic books. Fiction Domestic fiction. |