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.
First published in 1979, this feminist literary classic follows Nnu Ego, a Nigerian woman struggling in a patriarchal society, as she, finally becoming a mother, must protect her children during World War II after she is abandoned by her ...
La 4e de couverture indique : "The Joys of motherhood tells the moving story of Nnu Ego, a West African woman devoted to her children, giving them all her life - with the result that she finds herself friendless and alone in middle age."
A rich, multilayered work of fiction, full of drama and written with deceptive simplicity.--Essence
The story is set primarily in Lagos, Nigeria, between the 1930s and 1960s. Nnu Ego, a hard-working, optimistic Ibo woman, remains fiercely determined to save her children from the devastation...
An inspirational compendium of wit, wisdom, and happiness, The Joy of Motherhood will remind mothers of the boundless and sometimes overlooked small pleasures that come with the prestigious title of mom.This feel-good collection offers 500 ...
The Joys of Motherhood