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His Only Wife

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So she is married by proxy (Eli's brother Richard stands in for him at the traditional Ghanaian wedding ceremony) and then is sent off to the big city (Accra) to live in a luxurious apartment where she is somewhat overwhelmed by her new modern life. A unique and unapologetic marriage story that shines with honesty, humanity, power and grace: once you pick this book up, you won't be able to put it down.

Yet, for the majority of the novel he dons't treat her nicely, showing 'kindness' only once or twice towards the end of the narrative. Afi’s uncle, the head of the Tekple family, saw significant financial relief in the wealth and kindness of Elikem Ganyo, a successful young businessman from the country’s capital. If anything, it is a glimpse of how all kinds of women have adjusted to this kind of world and how they make their way in it. Afi grows up" could be the theme of this story which revolves around her and mainly lets us know her thoughts and feelings. This book does a great job of sinking you deep into the oppressive notions of womanhood and “wifeliness” that are placed upon Afi from the onset of her marriage.While both slightly reductive, those comparisons do give some sense of the book’s tone and superficiality. I’m quite a fussy reader who doesn’t shy away from critique – especially when it comes to popular books – so I sat down to read 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙒𝙞𝙛𝙚 with little-no expectations, and I can admit that I was pleasantly surprised lol. Instead, Afi and Elikem’s marriage is a transactional arrangement implemented by their parents in a bid to free Elikem from the "𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙜𝙚" of another woman. The only information Afi gets is from Eli's family, who are hostile to the woman and give Afi only disinformation and misinformation about the woman and Eli's relationship to her.

Whilst Afi is excited by the prospect of her new life, the reality of marrying into a wealthy family like the Ganyos soon uncovers a twisted, manipulative and “NOW WHY AM I IN IT? Peace Adzo Medie's mesmerizing debut novel lives up to both the power of its first sentence and the promise of its author's first name .

Aki and Eli are virtual strangers with an arranged marriage because Eli’s mother and siblings want to pry him away from his Liberian girlfriend Muna and their young daughter Ivy. Marriage in such society is the unbreakable financial agreement between two families, made to answer to the needs of the tribe.

This story of a young woman in Ghana is perhaps a bit bittersweet but ends just exactly the way it needs to for the protagonist.This was a brilliantly told novel with deep characterization, and a well written heroine of our time that addressed significant cultural references, and the injustices relating to gender, class and wealth. If you are looking to escape to another country, take a trip to Ghana with His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

And yes, I agree that the book might have been more interesting if she had gotten to know Muna instead of demanding her rights as the only legally married person. A brilliant scholar and a fierce advocate for women’s rights, author Peace Adzo Medie infuses her debut novel with intelligence and humor. I picked it up because it was one of Reece’s book club books and although I knew I wanted to start a new book, I also knew I would totally be hooked on Steve Kornacki’s khakis the entire time I was reading so it had to be light. She pursues formal study to elevate her seamstress skills to become a fashion designer, mingling with the rich and powerful – networks and conveniences she obtains through her all handsome, powerful, rich husband’s family. I thought the portrayal of grown, successful men still being controlled by their families was timely as was the incredibly problematic but still very current trend of families selling their daughters into potentially toxic relationships because out of financial need.The process of Afi realizing Eli could never give her what she wanted in a relationship could have easily been twelve chapters, especially as she shares this revelation with her family members. This is a heroic story about a woman learning that she deserves more, she deserves better, she deserves a man who wants her to be his only wife.

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