Flamingo S. Series

Set in the early 1900s, in colonial Nigeria, The Slave Girl tells the story of `twice-born' Ogbanje Ojebeta who, following the death of her parents is betrayed by her older brother and sold into domestic slavery. She finds solace among her fellow slaves but learns the painful lessons of what it means to be owned by another. As she grows into a woman she longs for freedom and for a family of her own. She realises that she must ultimately decide her own destiny, and when the opportunity arises, makes a choice that we as modern readers might find surprising.

Gwendolen

by Buchi Emecheta

Published 23 November 1989

Second Class Citizen

by Buchi Emecheta

Published 1 January 1975

The titles in the "Textplus" series, designed to reflect the changing nature of English Literature at advanced post-GCSE level, offer the complete text with a specially commissioned introduction and compact background notes placing the work in historical and critical context. Together, these components are intended to open up the text for students, allowing them to plot their own course of study, to plan extended projects, to compare writers' perspectives on similar themes and to relate works to key social and historical phenomena.

The Rape of Shavi

by Buchi Emecheta

Published 1 November 1983

An allegorical tale, in which a collision between Westerners and tribal members imperils the stoic traditionalism of the Africans.

Double Yoke

by Buchi Emecheta

Published 1 July 1982

Joys of Motherhood

by Buchi Emecheta

Published April 1979

Nnu Ego is a woman who gives all her energy, money and everything she has to raising her children - leaving her little time to make friends.

The Bride Price

by Buchi Emecheta

Published 1 January 1976

First edition hardback

Head Above Water

by Buchi Emecheta

Published 1 December 1986

"As for my survival for the past twenty years in England, from when I was a little over twenty, dragging four cold and dripping babies with me and pregnant with the fifth one - that is a miracle. And if for any reason you do not believe in miracles, please start believing, because keeping my head above water in this indifferent society...is a miracle." Buchi Emecheta's autobiography spans the transition from a tribal childhood in the African bush to life in North London as an internationally acclaimed writer.

In the Ditch

by Buchi Emecheta

Published 6 July 1972

A lone Nigerian mother is determined to carve a place for herself against all odds.