Excerpt from His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie

His Only Wife

by Peace Adzo Medie
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  • Sep 1, 2020, 288 pages
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  • Aug 2021, 304 pages
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"Please, I want to go to fashion school ... sewing school."

"That's good. Which one?"

"Emm ... please, I'm still thinking about that."

"Okay. I will ask Yaya to help you look."

"Thank you," I said, relieved. It was only after this that I realized that we, as husband and wife, had just had a conversation.

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