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Ama Ata Aidoo · 1942–2023 · Ghana
Why it matters
A professional Ghanaian woman is torn between the conventional marriage expected of her and her attraction to a man who already has a wife. Aidoo weighs desire and independence against tradition with unsparing, ironic wit.
At a glance
romancepsychological novelcolonial & postcolonial
Difficulty 3/10medium pace171 pagesAccessible, dialogue-driven prose focused squarely on one woman's choices.
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