Podcasts about his only wife

Join your favorite hosts, Dumebi, Temi, and Bunmi, to discuss the book " His Only Wife" Discussions on Marriage, the pressure to conform to societal expectations, family dynamics, and the struggle for personal identity, friendship, and polygamy, all through the lens of Afi, a young woman navigating the challenges of being her husband's "only wife".

Peace is a leading academic and award winning novelist. Her full list of projects and accolades is right here for you, courtesy of her website: She is associate professor in politics at the University of Bristol and her research is at the intersection of African studies, women's and gender studies, and international relations. She studies state and non-state actor responses to gender-based violence and other forms of insecurity. Her book, Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence against Women in Africa, was published in 2020 by Oxford University Press. Her second monograph, which is in progress, draws on survey and interview data to study women traditional leaders and their evolving roles and impact on women's security and rights in Botswana, Ghana, Liberia, and South Africa. She is also writing and producing a documentary on the subject.  Her debut novel, His Only Wife, was published in 2020 by Algonquin Books. It was a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice, a New York Times Notable Book of 2020, and a Time Magazine Must-Read Book of 2020. It was also a Reese's Book Club Pick. His Only Wife is available in Croatian, Dutch, Italian, French, and Russian, with more translations forthcoming. Her second novel, Nightbloom, was published in 2023 by Algonquin Books and was longlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction. Her short stories have appeared in Slice Magazine, Transition, Four Way Review, and elsewhere. Medie's research has been supported by grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, and the Social Science Research Council, and her findings have been published in African Affairs, InternationalStudies Review, Politics & Gender, the European Journal of Politics and Gender, and elsewhere. She has won many awards for her work, including the Best Article Award of the European Journal of Politics and Gender and the African Author Prize of African Affairs. She has also held several fellowships, including the Oxford-Princeton Global Leaders fellowship. She was an editor of African Affairs, the top-ranked African studies journal, from 2017 to 2022 and co-edits the Oxford Studies in African Politics and International Relationsbook series.  Medie earned a BA in Geography from the University of Ghana, an MA in International Studies from Ohio University, and a PhD in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh. Before joining the University of Bristol, she was a Research Fellow at LECIAD, University of Ghana. She attended OLA Secondary School, Ho, and was born in Liberia. Get your copy of Nightbloom here, or at your local seller.

BONUS: A Lil' Literally - Welcome to A Lil' LITerally , ten minutes discussions of the bookish topics on our radar.   No matter what you think of Tyler Perry, his work is undeniably prolific, life-changing, and unforgettable. Sir Perry is throwing babies out of windows and paraplegics into bathtubs. And we let him.   We've worked with the scientists at NASA to develop a formula for finding a reader's favorite book based on their favorite Tyler Perry movie.   So here is your future favorite book based on your favorite Tyler Perry movie. So, let's get to it!   - View the video podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@litsocietypod Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Part 1): https://www.litsocietypod.com/anna-karenina-part-1/ Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Part 2): https://www.litsocietypod.com/anna-karenina-part-2/ The Wedding by Dorothy West: https://www.litsocietypod.com/the-wedding-by-dorothy-west/ His Only Wife: https://www.litsocietypod.com/his-only-wife-by-peace-adzo-medie-and-arranged-marriages/ Find Alexis and Kari online:  Instagram — www.instagram.com/litsocietypod Twitter — www.twitter.com/litsocietypod Facebook — www.facebook.com/LitSocietyPod Our website — www.LitSocietyPod.com.    Subscribe to emails and get free stuff: http://eepurl.com/gDtWCr   

EPISODE 1573: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Peace Adzo Medie, author of NIGHTBLOOM, about how to get beyond the shame of sexual violence in Africa Peace Adzo Medie is a scholar and writer. She is Senior Lecturer in Gender and International Politics at the University of Bristol. Her research addresses gender, politics, and conflict in Africa. Her book, Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence against Women in Africa, was published in March 2020 by Oxford University Press. Her debut novel, His Only Wife, was published in September 2020 by Algonquin Books. It was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, a New York Times Notable Book of 2020, and a Time Magazine Must-Read Book of 2020. Medie's research has been supported by grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, and the Social Science Research Council, and her findings have been published in African Affairs, International Studies Review, Politics & Gender, and the European Journal of Politics and Gender. Her work has won several awards, including the 2019 Best Article Award of the European Journal of Politics and Gender. Her short stories have appeared in Slice Magazine, Transition, Four Way Review, and elsewhere. She is a co-editor of African Affairs, the top-ranked African studies journal, and of the Oxford Studies in African Politics and International Relations book series. She is also a Research Fellow at LECIAD, University of Ghana, and a 2015 - 2017  Oxford-Princeton Global Leaders Fellow. Medie earned a BA in Geography from the University of Ghana, an MA in International Studies from Ohio University, and a PhD in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh. She attended OLA Secondary School, Ho, and was born in Liberia. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're on vacation until the start of season four, Thursday, February 2nd! Until then, we're ecstatic to share the shows still rent-free in our heads. Here's a favorite from our archives.   What do you know about arranged marriages? If you've ever watched The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Married at First Sight, Love is Blind, or a million other reality shows, you may know more than you think. This week, we're discussing arranged hitching and clearing up a few misconceptions about the practice.  Then, it's on to our book: The search for happiness and peace is a difficult one, especially in a society that dismisses your thoughts and preys on your innocence. The distress of our Ghanaian protagonist is relatable to many women around the world. Will our heroine find love and acceptance in the manner she deserves and desires? What will she tolerate? What is she willing to risk for the sake of her sanity? The woman: Afi Tekple The book: His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie LET'S GET LIT!    Our Independent Bookstore of the Month: Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery 1714 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622 https://www.semicolonchi.com/ Find Alexis and Kari online: Instagram — www.instagram.com/litsocietypod/; Twitter — twitter.com/litsocietypod; Facebook — www.facebook.com/LitSocietyPod/; and our website www.LitSocietyPod.com. Get in on the conversation by using #booksanddrama.    

They were the best of books; They were the worst of books! This is our end-of-year roundup, and we can't wait to share which works we loved (AND HATED WITH A PASSION)! Does our list match yours? Let us know! A few episodes we mention include: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi: https://www.litsocietypod.com/homegoing-by-yaa-gyasi/ Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead: https://www.litsocietypod.com/harlem-shuffle-by-colson-whitehead/ His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie: https://www.litsocietypod.com/his-only-wife-by-peace-adzo-medie-and-arranged-marriages/ The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow: https://www.litsocietypod.com/the-other-bennet-sister-by-janice-hadlow-part-1/ The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris: https://www.litsocietypod.com/the-other-black-girl-by-zakiya-dalila-harris/ Let's GET LIT!    Find Alexis and Kari online:  Alexis: https://www.instagram.com/alexisistraveling/ Kari: https://www.youtube.com/@chicagoings?sub_confirmation=1  The Show: Instagram — www.instagram.com/litsocietypod/; Twitter — twitter.com/litsocietypod; Facebook — www.facebook.com/LitSocietyPod/; and our website www.LitSocietyPod.com. Get in on the conversation by using #booksanddrama.  

In Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence against Women in Africa (Oxford UP, 2020), Peace A. Medie studies the domestic implementation of international norms by examining how and why two post-conflict states in Africa, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, have differed in their responses to rape and domestic violence. Specifically, she looks at the roles of the United Nations and women's movements in the establishment of specialized criminal justice sector agencies, and the referral of cases for prosecution. She argues that variation in implementation in Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire can be explained by the levels of international and domestic pressures that states face and by the favorability of domestic political and institutional conditions. Medie's study is based on interviews with over 300 policymakers, bureaucrats, staff at the UN and NGOs, police officers, and survivors of domestic violence and rape — an unprecedented depth of research into women's rights and gender violence norm implementation in post-conflict countries. Furthermore, through her interviews with survivors of violence, Medie explains not only how states implement anti-rape and anti-domestic violence norms, but also how women experience and are affected by these norms. She draws on this research to recommend that states adopt a holistic approach to addressing violence against women. Peace A. Medie is an award-winning scholar and a writer. She is associate professor in politics at the University of Bristol. She studies state and non-state actors' responses to gender-based violence and other forms of insecurity in countries in Africa. She is author of ‘Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence Against Women in Africa' (OUP 2020). Her debut novel, His Only Wife, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2020 and a Time Magazine Must-Read Book of 2020. Her second novel, Nightbloom, will be published in June 2023. Lamis Abdelaaty is an associate professor of political science at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. She is the author of Discrimination and Delegation: Explaining State Responses to Refugees (Oxford University Press, 2021). Email her comments at labdelaa@syr.edu or tweet to @LAbdelaaty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Turn On uses literary erotica to explore the intricacies of having sex while Black, via a mix of storytelling, humor and frank talk that centers the lived experiences of Black women, femmes and gender nonconforming people. In this episode of The Turn On, Erica and Kenrya talk to matchmaker and dating expert Chi Love about  inviting love into your life, the importance of compatibility before chemistry, trying different things to get different results, mental health and dating, arranged marriages, and the value of using a matchmaker to find your mate(s).ResourcesGuest, Chi Love | Website | Instagram | Twitter | FacebookBook, "His Only Wife" by Peace Medie | Bookshop | AmazonAuthor, Peace Medie | Website | Twitter | InstagramBDSM Test | WebsiteYou can find full show notes, a transcript and links to everything we mentioned on this episode at https://www.theturnonpodcast.com/transcripts/season-5-episode-9_5-the-turn-on-x-chi-love.Connect With The Turn OnWebsite: http://www.theturnonpodcast.comInstagram: @TheTurnOnPodcastTwitter: @TheTurnOnPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTurnOnPodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTurnOnPodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurnOn?fan_landing=trueMerch: https://teespring.com/stores/the-turn-on-podcastSupport the show

The Turn On uses literary erotica to explore the intricacies of having sex while Black, via a mix of storytelling, humor and frank talk that centers the lived experiences of Black women, femmes and gender nonconforming people. In this episode of The Turn On, Erica and Kenrya read "His Only Wife" by Peace Medie and talk about family bullshit, the lessons we teach our children about love, the sexiness of confident decision making and refusing to make "the best" out of a bad situation.ResourcesBook, "His Only Wife" by Peace Medie | Bookshop | AmazonAuthor, Peace Medie | Website | Twitter | InstagramWhat's Turning Us On | "Let's Talk About It, Teens Guide to Sex Relationships and Being a Human Being" by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan| Bookshop | AmazonYou can find full show notes, a transcript and links to everything we mentioned on this episode at https://www.theturnonpodcast.com/transcripts/season-5-episode-9-saving-all-my-love-for-you.Connect With The Turn OnWebsite: http://www.theturnonpodcast.comInstagram: @TheTurnOnPodcastTwitter: @TheTurnOnPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTurnOnPodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTurnOnPodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurnOn?fan_landing=trueMerch: https://teespring.com/stores/the-turn-on-podcastBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in the Caribbean, low-stakes fun, blind dates with sci-fi, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Backup by Erica Kudisch (rec'd by April) American Pop by Snowden Wright (rec'd by Tori) The Love Songs of WEB Dubois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers (rec'd by Siobhan) Annette Gordon-Reed's The Hemingses of Montecello, Morgan Jerkins's Wandering in Strange Lands, and Jenn Shapland's My Autobiography of Carson McCullers (rec'd by Gina) Books Discussed The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Machinehood by S.B. Divya (cw: death of a child, unwanted pregnancy) His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard (cw: racial violence and slurs, harm to children) Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto Heroine Complex series by Sarah Kuhn When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby (cw: violence against women and children) (rec'd by Annika) Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim (tw rape, ethnic war) When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite Dominicana by Angie Cruz (tw domestic violence) When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, my new obsession (out March 15 but i don't care) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you know about arranged marriages? If you've ever watched The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Married at First Sight, Love is Blind, or a million other reality shows, you may know more than you think. This week, we're discussing arranged hitching and clearing up a few misconceptions about the practice.  Then, it's on to our book: The search for happiness and peace is a difficult one, especially in a society that dismisses your thoughts and preys on your innocence. The distress of our Ghanaian protagonist is relatable to many women around the world. Will our heroine find love and acceptance in the manner she deserves and desires? What will she tolerate? What is she willing to risk for the sake of her sanity? The woman: Afi Tekple The book: His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie LET'S GET LIT!  

“Elikem married me in absentia; he did not come to our wedding."is how Peace Adzo Medie introduces us to Afi and Elikem in her acclaimed debut His Only Wife. A Reese Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick. This book os also a New York Notable Book of the year. E Based in Ghana, the story is centred on the life of Afi Tekple, a young seamstress. We meet her having been convinced by her family to marry a man she does not know. She knows of him since he is a wealthy businessman whose mother has chosen her as a way to end his ill relationship with a woman his family deems unsuitable. Afi is an intelligent and tenacious young woman and despite all of these qualities still feels that she has to endure a difficult and unhappy marriage in order to ‘secure the bag' In this deceptively simple novel, Medie challenges us to explore the difficulties of modern life for a young woman traversing social and financial inequalities, patriarchal norms and the innate desire for companionship. Peace Adzo Medie sat with us in this delightful conversation exploring Ati's world and all those who live in it.

It's part 2 of our end-of-year special, in which we look back over the books we read outside of book club, the ones we chose for ourselves, and pick out our favourites. And so listen in for more book recommendations than you can shake a stick a, plus recommendations from our book clubs and friends of the pod. We also look ahead to some new releases coming out in 2022. Booklist Kate's top three favourites from 2021 Don't Touch My Hair, Emma Dabiri A Ghost in the Throat, Doireann ní Ghrí­ofa Lean, Fall, Stand, Jon McGregor   Laura's top three favourites from 2021 A Life's Work, Rachel Cusk Miss Iceland, Audur Ava Olafsdottir Indian Horse, Richard Wagamese   Kate's longlist of favourite reads in 2021 The Moth and the Mountain, Ed Caesar Writers and Lovers and Euphoria Lily King Real Estate, Deborah Levy The Library Book and The Orchid Thief, Susan Orlean All My Friends are Superheroes, Andrew Kaufman Owls of the Eastern Ice, Jonathan C. Slaght Nightbitch, Rachel Yoder Don't Touch My Hair, Emma Dabiri Fun Home, Alison Bechdel Parisan Lives, Deidre Bair Nightbitch, Rachel Yoder Early Morning Riser, Katherine Heiny Love Letters, Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West (Alison Bechdel, ed.) A Ghost in the Throat, Doireann ni Ghriofa Re-Educated, Lucy Kellaway Pew, Catherine Lacey Happy All the Time, Laurie Colwin Whereabouts, Jhumpa Lahiri Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason Lean, Fall, Stand, Jon McGregor Assembly, Natasha Brown The Stranding, Kate Sawyer The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden-Keefe Matrix, Lauren Groff The See-Through House, Shelley Klein   Laura's longlist of favourite reads in 2021 His Only Wife, Peace Adzo Medie Miss Iceland, Hotel Silence and Butterflies in November, Audur Ava Olafsdottir Indian Horse, Richard Wagamese On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong Homeland Elegies, Ayad Akhtar No-One is Talking About This, Patricia Lockwood Great Circle, Maggie Shipstead D: A Tale of Two Worlds, Michael Faber Graceling, Kristin Cashore A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik The Annals of the Western Shore, Ursula Le Guin The Book of Hidden Things, Francesco Dimitri Frederica, Georgette Heyer Conundrum, Jan Morris A High Wind in Jamaica, Richard Hughes The Rules of Civility, Amor Towles   Chrissy Ryan's recommendations Open Water, Caleb Azumah Nelson Assembly, Natasha Brown Detransition Baby, Torrey Peters Elizabeth Morris' recommendations Nightbitch, Rachel Yoder   Book club recommendations The Summer Book, Tove Jansson The Mermaid of Black Conch, Monique Roffey Whereabouts, Jhumpa Lahiri The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Brontë A Dance to the Music of Time, Anthony Powell The Siege of Krishnapur, J. G. Farrell The Line of Beauty, Alan Hollinghurst Isaac Steele and the Forever Man, Daniel Rigby Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer Albert and the Whale, Philip Hoare Trieste or the Meaning of Nowhere, Jan Morris The Bass Rock, Evie Wyld Autumn, Ali Smith The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan The Offing, Benjamin Myers Circe, Madeleine Miller Three Women, Lisa Taddeo My Dark Vanessa, Kate Elizabeth Russell Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid   Upcoming books in 2022 We also discussed our inordinate desire for The Doors of Stone by Patrick Rothfuss to finally be published, and Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Notes Full details of all the titles discussed in this episode can be found in the shownotes on our website thebookclubreview.co.uk.  Do keep up with us between episodes on Instagram and Facebook @bookclubreviewpodcast, on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod or email thebookclubreview@gmail.com. We always love to hear from you.

A review of "His Only Wife" by Peace Adzo Medie which takes place in Ghana and tells the story of a young woman who enters an arranged marriage with the son of a wealthy family. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/his-only-wife-book-review.

I'm back! And my guest and I talk about "His Only Wife", a book that took us on a rollercoaster of an emotional journey. Don't forget to subscribe to, like and share the podcast. You can also let me know your thoughts on the book and the podcast, on Instagram, @heavensmellslikebooks.

Ever wondered why you can't just sit down and write? There are many many reasons but here are the 5 most common ones. Tune in to find out why you're not alone, why you're NOT just making excuses (despite what some of the shamey messages on the internet might tell you) and what you can do to get started and keep writing. Also a joyful plug for the 4th Moxie Books FWrite Night—come and play!   Key Takeaways: [1:15] Vicky is solo this podcast episode! What's she reading right now?  [4:40] Why do writers don't write? The biggest excuse is they don't have time!  [6:40] Everyone is busy but there is a deeper excuse underneath that.  [7:30] Feeling overwhelmed? Don't know where to start? [9:15] Action causes motivation which causes inspiration and that causes more action and the cycle repeats in a good way!  [11:40] Just start by writing 200 crappy words a day! Anyone can do that!  [12:25] Vicky can't wait to run a writing retreat...in person!  [13:15] The world needs to be open and honest. The world needs to talk more about politics, religion, and money without having the family throw food at each other!  [15:15] The ‘angry black woman' stereotype is horrible and disgusting.  [17:25] Why are Russians so blunt?  [21:25] Have you used any of those excuses before? Well, maybe it's time to start writing your book. Vicky gives you permission!    Mentioned in This Episode: Website Creative Book Coaching Join Vicky's Power Hour Join Vicky's Masterclass Buy Vicky's Book That's What She Said: Tales of Business Success from Women Just like You by Vicky Fraser Banish the Blank Page of Doom Fast Grab Vicky's Book Template Bundle Come Join Vicky's Write Night! Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, and Overcast Email Vicky: Vicky@vickyfraser.com His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie Play by Dr. Stuart Brown

Author Peace Adzo Medie discusses her contemporary debut novel, His Only Wife, which explores an arranged marriage in Ghana, how her work as a professor in gender and international politics influences her work, and how much fun it was to write some of the novel's steamier scenes.

His Only Wife was published in 2020, Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is narrowing rapidly. She lives in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother, spending much of her time in her uncle Pious's house with his many wives and children. Then one day she is offered a life-changing opportunity—a proposal of marriage from the wealthy family of Elikem Ganyo, a man she doesn't truly know. She acquiesces, but soon realizes that Elikem is not quite the catch he seemed. He sends a stand-in to his own wedding, and only weeks after Afi is married and installed in a plush apartment in the capital city of Accra does she meet her new husband. It turns out that he is in love with another woman, whom his family disapproves of; Afi is supposed to win him back on their behalf. But it is Accra that eventually wins Afi's heart and gives her a life of independence that she never could have imagined for herself. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aisha-muhammad-saad/message

Hello book lover, welcome to Episode 3 of Books That Matter! In this episode, we chat with Peace Adzo Medie, author of the Reeses' Book Club and Marie Claire Book Pick, His Only Wife! In this inspiring coming of age story, we follow protagonist Afi as she navigates her life as a newlywed Ghanian woman, married to a man to keep him away from the lover his family doesn't approve of! We were honoured to talk with Gender and International Relations lecturer and all round inspiration, Peace, about how she wrote her empowering book that has met critical acclaim all over the world, and how books have the power to raise a generation of disrespectful women! You can find His Only Wife in our August subscription box! Oh yes, we do book subscription boxes! We're the UK's leading and largest book subscription box brand with a thriving community of thousands of book club members, and we'd love for you to join us! Head to www.booksthatmatter.co.uk/order-subscription to get your box for just £17, including a copy of His Only Wife, as well other beautiful themed gifts from independent female creatives! Keep your eyes peeled on our social media platforms @booksthatmatteruk for updates around the podcast, upcoming guests, and subscription box news! 

This week host Lipi Turner-Rahman covers His Only Wife, a story of contemporary Ghanan marriage and a women's journey to find her own voice. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Two weeks in a row and we're back? Who'd have thunk it! We had to return to your ears for this very special episode interviewing one of our new favourite Ghanaian authors - Peace Adzo Medie about her new book His Only Wife. And if you haven't heard of it, by the end of this episode you'll want to buy it - which is good because the link is below! We also discuss marriage and relationships on reality TV around the world, the impact of moving away from home and why Abi would make a great matchmaker applicant!Buy Peace's book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/books/his-only-wife-a-reese-s-book-club-pick-a-crazy-rich-asians-for-west-africa-with-a-healthy-splash-of-feminism/9780861540693And the audiobook here - https://www.audiobooks.co.uk/audiobook/his-only-wife-a-novel/452282CREDITSHashtag: #headscarvesandcarryonsArtwork: Mocacoco.studioTheme music produced by Genesis: Insta @alexakdarkoTwitter: @headscarvespod | @maamebluewrites | @abi_akInstagram: @headscarvespodEmail: headscarves.carryons@gmail.com

Some thoughts after reading His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie: 1. Evelyn could be my new best friend! 2. Afi has more patience than I could ever have. 3. Everything Eli and his family said were lies. 4. I just wanted Afi to live her best life!

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This week, in keeping with the Valentine's Day theme, Gayle and Nicole share their favorite love stories. They cover: Books they've been reading Literary News - List of literary works of fiction that are now in the public domain Favorite couple/love stories Book club: His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie  Books discussed in this podcast: https://amzn.to/3pz8Rby (The Girls From Corona Del Mar) by Rufi Thorpe https://amzn.to/2ZroxDi (Goodnight Beautiful) by Aimee Molloy https://amzn.to/3dqzxsF (The Push) by Ashley Audrain https://amzn.to/2M3z5Fz (The Last Flight) by Julie Clark https://amzn.to/3blsUoW (The Wife Upstairs) by Rachel Hawkins https://amzn.to/3s6ntRx (Indelicacy) by Amina Cain https://amzn.to/3uaPnxC (The Great Gatsby) by F. Scott Fitzgerald https://amzn.to/2Zxh4CC (Jane Eyre) by Charlotte Bronte https://amzn.to/2ZAO10V (My Friend Anna )by Rachel DeLoache Williams https://amzn.to/3ayQTSE (28 Summers )by Elin Hildebrand https://amzn.to/3dqJ2s7 (Mary B.) by Katherine Chen https://amzn.to/3so8zq9 (Normal People) by Sally Rooney https://amzn.to/37FkVCh (The Love We Lost) by Jill Santopolo https://amzn.to/3dyTcqA (You) by Caroline Kepnes https://amzn.to/3bvrhVH (Evvie Drake Starts Over) by Linda Holmes https://amzn.to/3skA8Rc (Forever Is The Worst Long Time) by Camille Pagan https://amzn.to/3dCt8Li (His Only Wife) by Peace Adzo Medie https://amzn.to/3siZjDG (Our Souls At Night) by Kent Haruf https://amzn.to/37BftQG (The Hating Game) by Sally Thorne https://amzn.to/3dDbHKj (My Darling Duke) by Stacy Reid https://amzn.to/3pH1cby (An American Marriage) by Tayari Jones https://amzn.to/3pCzM6A (One Day In December) by Josie Silver https://amzn.to/2OWYn9n (One Day) by David Nicholls https://amzn.to/3ugB7Dw (When No One Is Watching) by Alyssa Cole https://amzn.to/3aKpQDC (The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue )by V. S. Schwab Support this podcast

Sales has a new celebrity crush while Crabb's fandom when it comes to men of note remains firmly rooted in 1980s London. (0.40) The Picture of Dorian Gray by Sydney Theatre Company (3.20) Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh on Audible  (4.10) The Alan Clark Diaries - In Power 1983-1992 by Alan Clark on Audible (5.40) Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey on Audible (11.00) Blowing The Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (11.30) Alfie Trailer (13.20) Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov on Audible (14.10) Inside Story by Martin Amis (16.20) The Child In Time by Ian McEwen (18.20) Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason (20.00) You Be Mother by Meg Mason (21.00) Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout (21.30) Olive Kitteridge | Binge | Trailer (21.45) Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (22.40) A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz (23.50) Lightseekers by Femi Kayode (26.50) Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (27.30) His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (28.00) Life After Truth by Ceridwen Dovey (28.50) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (30.00) The Undoing | Binge | Trailer (30.30) Based on the Book You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz (31.00) Your Honor | Stan | Trailer A DM Media Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catch up on what we've been reading outside of book club, the books we choose for ourselves. If you're looking for lockdown recommendations we've got a couple of brilliant suggestions here we think you'll love, plus one book we can save you the time of having to read. We also talk upcoming reads and our newly launched Bookshop on Bookshop.org.uk Booklist:  Intimations by Zadie Smith A Start in Life by Anita Brookner Trio by William Boyd Memorial by Bryan Washington The Moth and the Mountain by Ed Caesar I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou We also mentioned Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner, Any Human Heart and Restless by William Boyd, Two Hours: The Quest to Run The Impossible Marathon by Ed Caesar and His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie Enjoyed the show? Looking for more? Browse our complete archive of episodes at thebookclubreview.co.uk, from blockbusting bestseller Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens to life-changing non-fiction like Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker. You can also follow us for daily book reviews and recommendations on Instagram or Facebook @BookClubReview podcast, on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod or email thebookclubreview@gmail.com

Nicole and Tori welcome another guest on the 11th episode to talk all things worth reading! During the month of February, the podcast will solely focus on resources that are created by Black authors or about Black characters in honor of Black History Month. The list of resources talked about in this episode are listed below: The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré; His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie; The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur and Leila Steinburg; Badass Black Girl: Questions, Quotes, and Affirmations for Teens by M.J. Fievre; Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo; The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo; The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin; The Coin Slot Chronicles by Rashad Jennings; Arcade and the Triple T Token by Rashad Jennings; Arcade and the Golden Travel Guide by Rashad Jennings; My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World by Malcolm Mitchell, illustrated by Michael Robertson; I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart; A Song For You: My Life with Whitney Houston by Robyn Crawford; wikiHow; Ron Finley; LiquidIV

A taste of African chick lit, authors confess their love for Dungeons and Dragons and a book that reads like a movie script.