Title- The Joys of Motherhood
Author- Buchi Emecheta
Publisher- Heinemann
Genre- Fiction/Women’s Literature
Introduction.
The late Buchi Emecheta, a Lagos born Nigerian spun a tale around a village girl named “Nnu Ego” whose children gave her life and ultimately, death. The story also bears a strong feminist message.
Plot Summary.
Nnu Ego is the love child of Chief Nwokocha Agbadi and his beautiful yet arrogant mistress, Ona.
People said that Nwokocha Agbadi spent all his life on this earth courting his Ona.
Since her mother passed away during her birth, Nnu Ego is raised up in her father’s compound in the village of Ibuza as his only daughter where she is surrounded by family, wealth and love.
Fair skinned, plump and beautiful, Nnu Ego was soon married off to Amatokwu, an Ibuza man for whom she fails to bear any children. Facing humiliation and shame, she is forced…
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