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TITLE:<\/strong> The Favourite Wife<\/em> (a novel)<\/p>\n

AUTHOR:<\/strong> Hajara Abubakar Sadiq<\/p>\n

PUBLISHER:<\/strong> Informart, Kaduna<\/p>\n

YEAR:<\/strong> 2001, reprinted 2008<\/p>\n

PAGES:<\/strong> 112<\/p>\n

PRICE:<\/strong> Not available<\/p>\n

BLURB:<\/strong> Kyauta Saleh is a beautiful, sensual and educated young woman who is curious about how men use and abuse women. Rooted in a society where tradition is strong, she wants success, love and happiness.<\/p>\n

But, then, Kyauta faces the threat of a forced marriage. Will her idealistic posturing, which the men of her society tried to douse, help her succeed in fending off the amorous attempts of Alhaji Hassan, who has two wives already?<\/p>\n

Through the intricate web of this Nigerian tale, we see values and practices that nostalgically tug at our attention.<\/p>\n

This first book resonates with mind-blowing ideas about extended family, polygamy, sex and the condition of women in Africa.<\/p>\n

THE AUTHOR:<\/strong> Hajara Abubakar Sadiq hails from Birnin Magaji in Zamfara State, Nigeria. She was educated at the College of Education, Sokoto; the Abdullahi Fodio Institute of Islamic Studies, Sokoto, and the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. She worked as a producer at the Rima Radio, Sokoto, between 1978 and 1984, and at the National Orientation Agency (1989-1992), before moving to the Zamfara State Council for Arts and Culture, Gusau, where she works as editor of Bazamfara magazine. The Favourite Wife<\/em> is her first novel.<\/p>\n

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