The Secret Lives of the Four Wives

The Secret Lives of the Four Wives

By Lola Shoneyin

Pages

304

Rating

4.06

Year

2010

ContemporaryFictionAfricaFamilyNigeriaLiterary Fiction

Description

Attempting to rise above the secrets of her past, Bolanle, a university graduate, marries Baba Segi, who promises her everything in exchange for agreeing to become his fourth wife. Thus she enters a polygamous world filled with expensive clothes, a generous monthly allowance, and three Segi wives who disapprove of the newest, youngest, most educated addition to the family. Among them are Iya Femi, a fiery vixen with a taste for money; Iya Tope, a shy woman whose kindness is eclipsed by terror; and Iya Segi, the first—most lethal and merciless of them all.

Bolanle quickly becomes Baba Segi's prized possession—until her very presence unlocks a secret the other wives have long since guarded, and unleashing it could change their lives as they know them.

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