The Joys of Motherhood

Buchi Emecheta First published 1994

About this book

First published in 1979, The Joys of Motherhood is the story of Nnu Ego, a Nigerian woman struggling in a patriarchal society. Unable to conceive in her first marriage, Nnu is banished to Lagos where she succeeds in becoming a mother. Then, against the backdrop of World War II, Nnu must fiercely protect herself and her children when she is abandoned by her husband and her people.

Subjects

  • fiction
  • fiction, family life
  • fiction, family life, general
  • fiction, general
  • fiction in english
  • mother and child, fiction
  • motherhood
  • mothers
  • nigeria, fiction