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The bride price : a novel /

A young Ibo girl named Aku-nna flees an unwanted marriage to be with her true love, Chike, the son of a prosperous former slave. However, Aku-nna's uncle refuses the bride price from Chike's family, an action that frightens Aku-nna for it foreshadows her own death in childbirth.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Emecheta, Buchi
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : George Braziller, 1976.
Subjects:	Bride price > Nigeria > Fiction. Nigeria > Social life and customs > Fiction. African Americans > Fiction. Prix de la fiancée > Nigeria > Romans, nouvelles, etc. Bride price. Manners and customs. Nigeria. Romance fiction. Fiction. Love stories.

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