The Secret Lives of the Four Wives by Lola Shoneyin
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Lola Shoneyin's The Secret Lives of the Four Wives is set in modern-day Nigeria where men are supreme and wives are meant to breed children -- an obsession of Baba Segi and the reason he has four wives. However, his newest wife, Bolanle, is the youngest and most educated of the four -- Iya Segi, Iya Tope, Iya Femi, and Bolanle -- and her entry into the household generates jealousy and change.
The Secret Lives of the Four Wives by Lola Shoneyin
The Secret Lives of the Four Wives by Lola…
The Secret Lives of the Four Wives by Lola Shoneyin
Lola Shoneyin's The Secret Lives of the Four Wives is set in modern-day Nigeria where men are supreme and wives are meant to breed children -- an obsession of Baba Segi and the reason he has four wives. However, his newest wife, Bolanle, is the youngest and most educated of the four -- Iya Segi, Iya Tope, Iya Femi, and Bolanle -- and her entry into the household generates jealousy and change.