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Adah, a young Ibo woman, in London with her student husband, determines to hold her own against her people's and her husband's demands for womanly subservience and the pressures of an unsympathetic white society
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A poignant story of a resourceful Nigerian woman who overcomes strict tribal domination of women and countless setbacks to achieve an independent life for herself and her children.
About the Author:
Born of Ibo parents in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta is widely known for her multilayered stories of black women struggling to maintain their identity and construct viable lives for themselves and their families. She writes, according to The New York Times, with "subtlety, power, and abundant compassion." Her numerous novels include The Slave Girl, The Family, Bride Price, and The Joys of Motherhood.
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- PublisherGeorge Braziller
- Publication date1975
- ISBN 10 0807608017
- ISBN 13 9780807608012
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages174
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Second Class Citizen
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George Braziller, New York
(1975)
ISBN 10: 0807608017
ISBN 13: 9780807608012
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American edition. Tiny name front fly, else fine in slightly age-toned still fine dustwrapper. Novel by a Nigerian woman living in England. Seller Inventory # 418527
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