Name: The Joys of Motherhood
ISBN: 9780435913540

Buchi Emecheta

A bestselling title in Heinemann's long-established 'African Writers Series', this novel is now being published with a new introduction as part of the new series 'African Writers Series Classics'.

The Joys of Motherhood

...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.

Eri Asahi

** spoiler alert **
           I don’t even know where to start. I wanted to believe the title of the book until the last time. The story of Nnu Ego is one of the gut-wrenching one. Makes me really think that women, in any time, any world, can only be daughters, sisters, wives, and/or mothers. They can never be themselves. And that is okay. That is noble. Depends on how you see it.

The Joys of Motherhood

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