It’s by Buchi Emecheta. Well worth a read if you can locate it. It’s excellent. Very much about the personal sacrifices a mother makes in order to see her children thrive, and the consequences of that. It’s largely set in an African village community.
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I did a semester of African Lit many years ago at Uni. The one that sticks in my mind is ‘The Joys of Motherhood’.
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Hmm…I haven’t heard of it. Did you like it?
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It’s by Buchi Emecheta. Well worth a read if you can locate it. It’s excellent. Very much about the personal sacrifices a mother makes in order to see her children thrive, and the consequences of that. It’s largely set in an African village community.
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