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“Elikem married me in absentia; he did not come to our wedding.” Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is narrowing rapidly. She lives in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother spending much of her time in her uncle Piouss house with his many wives and children. Then one day she is offered a life-changing opportunity—a proposal of marriage from the wealthy f“Elikem married me in absentia; he did not come to our wedding.” Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is narrowing rapidly. She lives in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother spending much of her time in her uncle Piouss house with his many wives and children. Then one day she is offered a life-changing opportunity—a proposal of marriage from the wealthy family of Elikem Ganyo a man she doesnt truly know. She acquiesces but soon realizes that Elikem is not quite the catch he seemed. He sends a stand-in to his own wedding and only weeks after Afi is married and installed in a plush apartment in the capital city of Accra does she meet her new husband. It turns out that he is in love with another woman whom his family disapproves of; Afi is supposed to win him back on their behalf. But it is Accra that eventually wins Afis heart and gives her a life of independence that she never could have imagined for herself. A brilliant scholar and a fierce advocate for womens rights author Peace Adzo Medie infuses her debut novel with intelligence and humor. For readers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Candice Carty-Williams His Only Wife is the story of an indomitable and relatable heroine that illuminates what it means to be a woman in a rapidly changing world.(less)