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.