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My Father Was a Polygamist; My Mother Was the Price
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ISBN13: 9798171567552
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 3 2026
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.26 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 3 2026
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.26 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In Lagos, a choir master falls in love with a tall, beautiful young woman who does not yet know who he is. By the time she does, she has given him four children, a lifetime of grace - and the quiet, devastating entirety of herself.
Told through the eyes of Simi, their eldest daughter, this is the story of a proud Yoruba patriarch who took five wives and countless mistresses - and the woman who survived him. Not by leaving, but by building her freedom in secret, one silent year at a time. He feasted on life while she paid the price. A novel about polygamy, betrayal, the silence women keep - and the particular, extraordinary strength of a mother who refused to be only what happened to her.
Told through the eyes of Simi, their eldest daughter, this is the story of a proud Yoruba patriarch who took five wives and countless mistresses - and the woman who survived him. Not by leaving, but by building her freedom in secret, one silent year at a time. He feasted on life while she paid the price. A novel about polygamy, betrayal, the silence women keep - and the particular, extraordinary strength of a mother who refused to be only what happened to her.
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