The joy of being a mother was the joy of giving all to your children, they said.
First published in 1979, The Joys of Motherhood is the story of Nnu Ego, a Nigerian woman struggling in a patriarchal society. Unable to conceive in her first marriage, Nnu is banished to Lagos where she succeeds in becoming a mother. Then, against the backdrop of World War II, Nnu must fiercely protect herself and her children when she is abandoned by her husband and her people.
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The Joys of Motherhood: Buchi Emecheta ; introduction by Elleke Boehmer.
2008, Heinemann
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Joys of Motherhood
December 31, 1986, Heinemann Educational Books
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