THE JOYS OF MOTHERHOOD

THE JOYS OF MOTHERHOOD

EMECHETA, BUCHI

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HEINEMANN
Year of edition:
2008
Matter
Contemporary literature
ISBN:
978-0-435-91354-0
Pages :
254
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The Joys of Motherhood tells the moving story of Nnu Ego, a West African woman devoted to her children, giving them all her life - with the result that she finds herself friendless and alone in middle age. The Joys of Motherhood is a powerful commentary o

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