The Joys of Motherhood: A NovelThe story is set primarily in Lagos, Nigeria, between the 1930s and 1960s. Nnu Ego, a hard-working, optimistic Ibo woman, remains fiercely determined to save her children from the devastation of war, the erosion of village life, and the breakdown of tradition. |
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The Mother | 7 |
The Mothers Mother | 10 |
The Mothers Early Life | 29 |
Copyright | |
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