The Secret Lives of the Four Wives

by Lola Shoneyin

Book Overview

Previously titled "The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives". African-born poet Lola Shoneyin sheds a fascinating light on the little-known world of polygamy in modern-day Nigeria, in her powerful and thought-provoking debut novel, The Secret Lives of the Four Wives (previously titled The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives ) . Fans of The 19th Wife and HBO's Big Love will be enthralled by this riveting tale of a prosperous African family thrown into turmoil when the patriarch adds a young, well-educated fourth wife into the mix who threatens to expose the other wives' deepest, darkest secrets. "Alternately funny, shocking, and sad . . . a complex depiction of family and culture in modern-day Nigeria.-- Sacramento Book Review "A magical writer. . . . A] delicious story."-- Huffington Post

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061946389
• ISBN13: 9780061946387
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.9"