The Joys of motherhood : a novel /
Emecheta, Buchi.
The Joys of motherhood : a novel / by Buchi Emecheta ; introduction by Stephane Robolin. - Second edition. - United Kingdom: Penguin Classics, 2022 - 224 pages ; 23 cm
"First published in the United States of America in 1979 by George Braziller, Inc. Originally published in Britain by Allison & Busby Limited."
The mother -- The mother's mother -- The mother's early life -- First shocks of motherhood -- A failed woman -- A man is never ugly -- The duty of a father -- The rich and the poor -- A mother's investment -- A man needs many wives -- Sharing a husband -- Men at war -- A good daughter -- Women alone -- The soldier father -- A mother of clever children -- A daughter's honour -- The canonised mother.
9780241578134 (pbk.) 9780807616253 (ebook)
Mothers--Nigeria--Fiction.
Nigeria--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
823.914 / E533j
The Joys of motherhood : a novel / by Buchi Emecheta ; introduction by Stephane Robolin. - Second edition. - United Kingdom: Penguin Classics, 2022 - 224 pages ; 23 cm
"First published in the United States of America in 1979 by George Braziller, Inc. Originally published in Britain by Allison & Busby Limited."
The mother -- The mother's mother -- The mother's early life -- First shocks of motherhood -- A failed woman -- A man is never ugly -- The duty of a father -- The rich and the poor -- A mother's investment -- A man needs many wives -- Sharing a husband -- Men at war -- A good daughter -- Women alone -- The soldier father -- A mother of clever children -- A daughter's honour -- The canonised mother.
9780241578134 (pbk.) 9780807616253 (ebook)
Mothers--Nigeria--Fiction.
Nigeria--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
823.914 / E533j