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In the late 1960's, Adah, a spirited and resourceful woman manages to move her family to London. Seeking an independent life for herself and her children she encounters racism and hard truths about being a new citizen. "Second Class Citizen pales a lot of academic feminist writing into insignificance." -The Guardian
"Emecheta's prose has a shimmer of originality, of English being reinvented....Issues of survival lie inherent in her material and give her tales weight." --John Updike
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"Emecheta's prose has a shimmer of originality, of English being reinvented....Issues of survival lie inherent in her material and give her tales weight." --John Updike
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Product details
- Paperback | 174 pages
- 140 x 211 x 13mm | 184g
- 02 Oct 2015
- George Braziller Inc
- New York, United States
- English
- Reprint
- 0807610666
- 9780807610664
- 209,108
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A poignant story of a resourceful Nigerian woman who overcomes strict tribal domination of women and countless setbacks to achieve an independent life for herself and her children.
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[Adah] is a heroine who excites sympathy and admiration in this completely engrossing melting-pot novel.
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