The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin

A modern classic - Lola Shoneyin's debut novel is a portrait of a clamorous household in the midst of upheaval. Coming soon to Netflix!

Comic, tragic, topical and entertaining in equal measure -- Bernardine Evaristo
Heavy issues, but her touch is so skillful that she finds redeeming features in even her wickedest characters, and comedy even in violence and cruelty * Guardian *
A funny and moving story told with love and compassion.. a jewel of a novel -- Petina Gappah
A Rabelaisian picture of polygamous marriage, comically capturing the physical realities of ordinary Nigerian life. -- Giles Foden
This deft, lightly spun story packs quite a punch. Shoneyin's unravelling of a family is rooted in and flavoured by Nigeria, but speaks more widely. It is a book you'll want to eat in a sitting - and then start again -- Diran Adebayo
Riotous... this debut novel is a real eye-opener: a deft, compelling and unsettling tale. -- Ailin Quinlan * Irish Examiner *

Lola Shoneyin has published three collections of poems and a children's book. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives is her debut novel. In 2014 she was named on the Hay Festival's Africa39 list of 39 Sub-Saharan African writers aged under 40. Shoneyin is the director of Ake Arts and Book Festival. She lives in Lagos, Nigeria.

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ISBN 13	9781788167581
ISBN 10	1788167589
Title	The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
Author	Lola Shoneyin
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Profile Books Ltd
Year published	2020-12-03
Number of pages	272
Prizes	Winner of PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Literary Award 2011 (UK), Short-listed for Nigeria Prize for Literature 2012 (UK), Long-listed for Orange Prize 2011 (UK)
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