The Joys of Motherhood
- ISBN-10
- 043590972X
- ISBN-13
- 9780435909727
- Series
- The Joys of Motherhood
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Author
- Buchi Emecheta
Description
...a graceful, touching, ironically titled tale. - John Updike A new edition of her classic novel to coincide with the publication of her other works in the African Writers Series. Nnu Ego is a woman devoted to her children, giving them all her energy, all her worldly possessions, indeed, all her life to them -- with the result that she finds herself friendless and alone in middle age. This story of a young mother's struggles in 1950s Lagos is a powerful commentary on polygamy, patriarchy, and women's changing roles in urban Nigeria.
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