Buchi Emecheta

Apr 6, 2024 | rashmee.com | Caroline Perez |Buchi Emecheta |Bonnie Garmus |Rashmee Roshan Lall

The Joys of MotherhoodBy: Buchi EmechetaPublisher: Allison & BusbyYear: 1979This beautiful novel, set in pre- and- post- independence Nigeria, tells the story of Nnu Ego, daughter of a great Ibo chief and a rebellious woman who refused to marry him. Nnu Ego is twice married, having been cast aside for her alleged barrenness (in this instance, not having a child within nine months of the nuptials).

Mar 6, 2024 | thisweekthosebooks.substack.com | Caroline Perez |Buchi Emecheta |Bonnie Garmus |Rashmee Roshan Lall

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Mar 6, 2023 | brittlepaper.com | Tahzeeb Akram |Tia Williams |Buchi Emecheta

Interviews Brittle Paper’s Writer of the Month for March is Marjorie Namara Rugunda!Marjorie was born and is currently based in Uganda, but in between, she has been travelling around the world picking up skills and degrees. She started off with her Bachelor of Arts from Rhodes University in South Africa where she earned the Andrew W.