Secret Lives of the Four Wives

<p>African-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 <em>The Secret Lives of the Four Wives </em><em>(previously titled The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives</em><em>)</em><em>.</em> Fans of <em>The 19th Wife</em> and HBO's <em>Big Love</em> 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.</p><p><strong>Alternately funny shocking and sad . . . a complex depiction of family and culture in modern-day Nigeria.<br/>--<em>Sacramento Book Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>A magical writer. . . . [A] delicious story.--<em>Huffington Post</em></strong></p><p><br/> </p>