{"product_id":"the-secret-lives-of-the-four-wives-9780061946387","title":"The Secret Lives of the Four Wives","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfrican-born poet Lola Shoneyin sheds a fascinating light on the little-known world of polygamy in modern-day Nigeria, in her powerful and thought-provoking debut novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Lives of the Four Wives \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e(previously titled The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e Fans of \u003cem\u003eThe 19th Wife\u003c\/em\u003e and HBO's \u003cem\u003eBig Love\u003c\/em\u003e will be enthralled by this riveting tale of a prosperous African family thrown into turmoil when the patriarch adds a young, well-educated fourth wife into the mix who threatens to expose the other wives' deepest, darkest secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Alternately funny, shocking, and sad . . . a complex depiction of family and culture in modern-day Nigeria.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eSacramento Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A magical writer. . . .  A] delicious story.\"--\u003cem\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShoneyin, Lola:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLola Shoneyin's work includes three books of poems: \u003cem\u003eSo All the Time I Was Sitting on an Egg\u003c\/em\u003e (1997), \u003cem\u003eSong of a Riverbird\u003c\/em\u003e (2002) and \u003cem\u003eFor the Love of Flight\u003c\/em\u003e (2010) and two children's books: \u003cem\u003eMayowa and the Masquerades\u003c\/em\u003e (2010) and Iyaji, the Housegirl (2014). Her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), was long-listed for the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction and won the PEN Oakland 2011 Josephine Miles Literary Award. After teaching both in Nigeria and abroad for many years, Shoneyin now lives in Lagos, Nigeria and organises the Ake Arts and Book Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50601184526610,"sku":"9780061946387","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_28851a2e-501b-4d7e-aba6-b652a63431b0.jpg?v=1732222596","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-secret-lives-of-the-four-wives-9780061946387","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}