{"product_id":"the-bride-price-9780807616284","title":"The Bride Price","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Bride Price\u003c\/em\u003e is the poignant love story of Aku-nna, a young Igbo woman, and her teacher, Chike, the son of a prosperous former slave. As their tribe begins to welcome western education and culture, these two are drawn together despite the traditions that forbid them to marry. Aku-nna flees an unwanted and forced marriage to join Chike, only to have her uncle refuse the required bride price from her lover's family. Frustrated and abandoned by their people, Aku-naa and Chike escape to a modern world unlike any they've ever experienced. Despite their joy, Aku-nna is plagued by the fear the she will die in childbirth--the fate, according to tribal lore, awaiting every young mother whose bride price is left unpaid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition includes a new introduction by Dr. Marie Linton Umeh, author of \u003cem\u003eEmerging Perspectives on Buchi Emecheta\u003c\/em\u003e (Africa World Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmecheta, Buchi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Born of Ibo parents in Nigeria, \u003cb\u003eBuchi Emecheta\u003c\/b\u003e is widely known for her multilayered stories of black women struggling to maintain their identity and construct viable lives for themselves and their families. She writes, according to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, with subtlety, power, and abundant compassion. Her numerous novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Slave Girl, The Family, Bride Price\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Joys of Motherhood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUmeh, Marie Linton:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dr. \u003cstrong\u003eMarie Linton Umeh\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eEmerging Perspectives on Buchi Emecheta\u003c\/em\u003e (Africa World Press).","brand":"George Braziller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461253402898,"sku":"9780807616284","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_80a652d8-59e8-4f17-aba5-d64616306123.jpg?v=1730061122","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bride-price-9780807616284","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}