Book set in Lagos, Nigeria. Reread on 2020/07: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDPjesXAPeZ/
Reviewed on 2019/10: https://www.instagram.com/p/B3m5g7hA_V1/
#thejoysofmotherhood by #buchiemecheta makes you realize that there are no #joys in #motherhood . Hehehehe Seriously the most amazing thing happening in this #mustread book is that periods of joy immediately follow those of extreme pain and then back and forth in an endless cycle. There is no 100% joy nor there is one absolute moment of pain. #emecheta wants you to realize the fluidity and complementarity of these emotions through the love of a #mother , of a #nigerian mother, of an #igbo mother. There are numerous other topics also included in this brief yet comprehensive tale. However what I think it’s radically important here is how Emecheta allows the readers to see the necessary intricacies of seemingly disparate feelings: the role of joy in our pain and the role of pain in our joys. #highlyrecommended #heinemannbooks #heinemann #lagos #nigerianliterature #igboliterature #africanwritersseries #mothers #changingtimes #expectationsonmothers #expectationsonwomen
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