The Joys of motherhood : a novel /

Emecheta, Buchi.

The Joys of motherhood : a novel / by Buchi Emecheta ; introduction by Stephane Robolin. - 2nd edt - New York : George Braziller, 2013. - 254 p ; 23 cm

"First published in the United States of America in 1979 by George Braziller, Inc. Originally published in Britain by Allison & Busby Limited."

The mother -- The mother's mother -- The mother's early life -- First shocks of motherhood -- A failed woman -- A man is never ugly -- The duty of a father -- The rich and the poor -- A mother's investment -- A man needs many wives -- Sharing a husband -- Men at war -- A good daughter -- Women alone -- The soldier father -- A mother of clever children -- A daughter's honour -- The canonised mother.

9780435913540 (pbk.) 0807616230 9780435913540 (ebook)

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Mothers--Nigeria--Fiction.


Nigeria--Fiction.


Domestic fiction.

PR9387.9.E36 / J69 2013

823.914


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