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I'm glad I joined in the group read of this Baileys Women's Prize shortlisted story of a polygamous, Nigerian family. It ishowcases the strong anti-polygamy stance of the author, and as such it focused on the jealousy, competitiveness and desperation of the wives. The husband is painted as a bumbling fool. It all felt overdone as far as making 'the point', with events going way past the point of what was necessary. But I liked the author's writing and especially how she structured the chapters f
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Nov 23, 2019
Jama
marked it as to-read
