The Bride Price - Hardcover

Emecheta, Buchi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807616087 ISBN 13: 9780807616086

Publisher: Braziller Books, 1980

Synopsis

The Bride Price is the poignant love story of Aku-nna, a young Ibo girl, and Chike, the son of a prosperous former slave. They are drawn together despite the obstacles standing between them and their happiness, defying even the traditions of tribal life. Aku-nna flees an unwanted marriage to join Chike, only to have her uncle refuse the required bride price from Chike's family. This refusal leads to Aku-nna's haunting fear that she will die in childbirth, the fate, according to tribal lore, awaiting every young girl whose bride price is not paid.

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About the Author

Born of Ibo parents in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta 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 The New York Times, with "subtlety, power, and abundant compassion." Her numerous novels include The Slave Girl, The Family, Bride Price, and The Joys of Motherhood.

Edition details

• Publisher: Braziller Books
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807616087
• ISBN 13: 9780807616086
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 170