{"product_id":"9780241578131","title":"Emecheta, Buchi - The Joys of Motherhood","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Emecheta, Buchi. Themes include Mothers, Nigeria, Fiction, Domestic fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A scorching portrayal of a woman's life . . . the female, feminist counterpart to \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e' Bernardine Evaristo\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'God, when will you create a woman who will be fulfilled in herself, a full human being, not anybody's appendage? ... when will I be free?'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no greater honour for a woman in an Ibo village than to have children - especially sons. Unable to conceive in her first marriage, Nnu Ego is sent away to a new husband in the city of Lagos, where she finally succeeds in becoming a mother. But things are changing, and a war that unfolds thousands of miles away threatens her family's fortunes and her entire way of life. In a world where motherhood is everything, what will be left for her at the end of it all? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sparkling intelligence and a certain kind of honest, lived, intimate insight into working-class colonial Nigeria' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59252951679350,"sku":null,"price":15.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780241578131.jpg?v=1793876118","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780241578131","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}