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The parlour wife
Agbaje, Foluso2024
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Lagos, 1939. With the announcement of World War Two and a change that sends shockwaves through her family, Kehinde is forced to put aside her dreams of writing and become the third wife of Mr Ogunjobi. Kehinde makes her peace by selling snacks at a small market. When she gets the chance to assist the leader of the Lagos Women's Market Association, fighting for the rights the British are trying to take away, Kehinde finally feels useful again. But if her husband finds out he'll abandon her.Can Kehinde find the courage to fight for herself and the other women of Lagos? Or will she remain a caged bird, a parlour wife, forever.
Main title:
The parlour wife / Foluso Agbaje.
Author:
Agbaje, Foluso, author
Imprint:
London : One More Chapter, 2024.
Collation:
384 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780008654719 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
1492645
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