His Only Wife

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Afi Tekple is a young seamstress in Ghana. Smart and pretty, she hasalso been convinced by her mother to marry a man she doesn't know:a wealthy businessman named Elikem. His family has chosen Afi in thehopes that she will distract him from a current relationship they disapproveof. When Afi is moved from her small hometown to live in Accra, Ghana'sgleaming capital full of wealth and sophistication, she is not prepared for theway her life will change. But she has agreed to this marriage in order to giveher mother the financial security she desperately needs, and so Afi must seeit through. Or must she?
A witty, moving, and smart debut novel, His Only Wife takes place in aworld of men who want their wives to be beautiful, to be good cooks andmothers, to grant their husbands forbearance. And in Afi, we meet adelightful,brave, and relatable heroine who just may break all the rules.
"[A] mesmerizing debut novel."
-The New York Times Book Review
"A story that kept me tied to the page, told in masterful, seamless prose."
-BuzzFeed
"I love this book so much I turned the pages so fast . . . It's all about the search for independence and being true to yourself and who you really are."
-Reese Witherspoon