His Only Wife

by Peace Adzo Medie

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"Elikem married me in absentia; he did not come to our wedding." Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is narrowing rapidly. She lives in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother, spending much of her time in her uncle Pious's house with his many wives and children. Then one day she is offered a life-changing opportunity--a proposal of marriage from the wealthy family of Elikem Ganyo, a man she doesn't truly know. She acquiesces, but soon realizes that Elikem is not quite the catch he seemed. He sends a stand-in to his own wedding, and...Read more
  • ISBN13 9781616209155
  • Publish Date 1 October 2020 (first published 1 September 2020)
  • Publish Status Transferred
  • Out of Print 30 September 2022
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Algonquin Books
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 288
  • Language English