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	The Nigerwife 3.55 avg rating — 6,719 ratings — published 2023 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems

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“He leapt through the air balletically”
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“Love burned brightly. But it cast such deep shadows.”
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“If she stayed in bed all day, the meals were still made, the flat still cleaned, the children taken care of, the lawn watered and trimmed. The message was clear. She was irrelevant. Free to go—without the children, of course.”
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