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His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In this smart, funny Reese's Book Club pick and New York Times Notable Book, a young seamstress in Ghana a grees to an arranged marriage, only to realize that some compromises are too extreme to accept. Get author Peace Adzo Medie's brand new novel, Nightbloom , too! His Only Wife named a must-read novel: The New York Times Book Review * BuzzFeed *  Time * Marie Claire * Parade * Travel + Leisure * Ms. * Bustle * The Millions * Book Riot * PopSugar * HelloGiggles * Kirkus Reviews* Good Morning America Afi Tekple is a young seamstress in Ghana. Smart and pretty, she has also been convinced by her mother to marry a man she doesn’t know: a wealthy businessman named Elikem. His family has chosen Afi in the hopes that she will distract him from a current relationship they disapprove of. When Afi is moved from her small hometown to live in Accra, Ghana’s gleaming capital full of wealth and sophistication, she is not prepared for the way her life will change. But she has agreed to this marriage in order to give her mother the financial security she desperately needs, and so Afi must see it through. Or must she? A witty, moving, and smart debut novel, His Only Wife takes place in

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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Peace Adzo Medie
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Published
2020
Language
EN
ISBN
9781616209155
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction
Rating
3.74 / 5 (102 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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