Description
In this moving novel, Flora Nwapa follows a close-knit group of Nigerian women—Agnes, Dora, Rose, and others—whose lives begin in shared hopes during their teenage years and entrance examinations in 1945. As they move from boarding-school dreams into adulthood, they confront the realities of love, marriage, motherhood, and the often-painful costs of trying to build a life on their own terms. Woven through their intersecting stories is a vivid portrait of women navigating financial independence, career aspirations, and family responsibilities across the decades. With Nwapa’s distinctive, empathetic storytelling and clear focus on female awakening, the book explores what it means to be “different” in a world that expects women to conform—offering both resilience and hard-won self-definition without losing the warmth of everyday life.
Available Editions
paperback
Africa World Press
Published Jan 1, 1992
140 pages
ISBN: 9780865433267
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First Published
1986
Language
eng
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