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From Publishers Weekly

Blind acceptance splinters a polygamous marriage in Shoneyin's gripping debut set in modern-day Nigeria.
Bolanle Alao, the newest and youngest of Baba Segi's wives, threatens to upset the balance of power--she is
educated and beautiful, though nave about the relationship dynamics among the other three wives in the
house. Raped at 15, Bolanle considers herself disgraced and unwanted until Baba Segi, an overweight,
malodorous businessman welcomes her into his family, no questions asked, until it seems she cannot
conceive. Like the other wives, she feels she has been saved by Baba Segi, who accepts all of them politely,
but beyond brief mentions of his sexual encounters and visits to the toilet, Baba Segi is a peripheral
character. When greedy Iya Segi and Iya Femi plot to run young, sweet Bolanle out of the family, the result
is disaster. It is Bolanle's unexpected submissiveness that leads her and her husband to uncover a secret that
forces him to assert his control over the family. Shoneyin masterfully disentangles four distinct stories, only
to subtly expose what is common among them.
Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Review
A Rabelaisian picture of polygamous marriage,comically capturing the physical realities of ordinary
Nigerian life. -- Giles Foden A funny and moving story told with love and compassion ... a jewel of a novel -
- Petina Gappah Riotous... this debut novel is a real eye-opener: a deft, compelling and unsettling tale. --
Ailin Quinlan Irish Examiner This deft, lightly spun story packs quite a punch. Shoneyin's unravelling of a
family is rooted in and flavoured by Nigeria, but speaks more widely. It is a book you'll want to eat in a
sitting - and then start again -- Diran Adebayo This first novel is a compelling, unsettling tale of a
polygamous household and the women within Baba Segi's walls. Shoneyin's sharply written portrait of a
family and a nation gripped by the past, yet surging into modernity, manages to be funny, disconcerting and
violent all at once. An utterly gripping read. -- Patricia Duncker A rich debut... an engrossing and beautifully
written domestic tale of polygamy and rivalry set in her native Nigeria. Harper's Bazaar Riveting... a truly
compelling tale... -- Davina Morris The Voice An engrossing portrayal of a polygamous household... a rich
portrait of a family on the verge of collapse. -- Yasmin Sulaiman The List An insightful and compelling tale
set within a polygamous household Pride A novel of clamorous intensity. With such Chaucerian tumult, one
expects comedy and there is certainly some humour here, but much pain too... Shoneyin's language is that of
a poet, both extravagant and exact... Well-structured and with a gratifying resolution. -- Jane Housham
Guardian Exquisitely written... Shoneyin's prose is by turns violent, evocative, witty, humane and gripping. -
- Danuta Kean Mslexia A bodacious first novel -- Bernadine Evaristo Wasafiri

About the Author

Lola Shoneyin has published three collections of poems and a children's book. The Secret Lives of Baba
Segi's Wives is her debut novel. In 2014 she was named on the Hay Festival's Africa39 list of 39 Sub-
Saharan African writers aged under 40. Shoneyin is the director of Ake Arts and Book Festival. She lives in
Lagos, Nigeria.
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African-born poet Lola Shoneyin makes her fiction debut with The Secret Lives of Babi Segis Wives, a
perceptive, entertaining, and eye-opening novel of polygamy in modern-day Nigeria. The struggles, rivalries,
intricate family politics, and the interplay of personalities and relationships within the complex private world
of a polygamous union come to life in The Secret Lives of Baba Segis WivesBig Love and The 19th Wife
set against a contemporary African background.

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Published on: 2010-06-16
Released on: 2010-06-29
Format: Kindle eBook

From Publishers Weekly

Blind acceptance splinters a polygamous marriage in Shoneyin's gripping debut set in modern-day Nigeria.
Bolanle Alao, the newest and youngest of Baba Segi's wives, threatens to upset the balance of power--she is
educated and beautiful, though nave about the relationship dynamics among the other three wives in the
house. Raped at 15, Bolanle considers herself disgraced and unwanted until Baba Segi, an overweight,
malodorous businessman welcomes her into his family, no questions asked, until it seems she cannot
conceive. Like the other wives, she feels she has been saved by Baba Segi, who accepts all of them politely,
but beyond brief mentions of his sexual encounters and visits to the toilet, Baba Segi is a peripheral
character. When greedy Iya Segi and Iya Femi plot to run young, sweet Bolanle out of the family, the result
is disaster. It is Bolanle's unexpected submissiveness that leads her and her husband to uncover a secret that
forces him to assert his control over the family. Shoneyin masterfully disentangles four distinct stories, only
to subtly expose what is common among them.
Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Review
A Rabelaisian picture of polygamous marriage,comically capturing the physical realities of ordinary
Nigerian life. -- Giles Foden A funny and moving story told with love and compassion ... a jewel of a novel -
- Petina Gappah Riotous... this debut novel is a real eye-opener: a deft, compelling and unsettling tale. --
Ailin Quinlan Irish Examiner This deft, lightly spun story packs quite a punch. Shoneyin's unravelling of a
family is rooted in and flavoured by Nigeria, but speaks more widely. It is a book you'll want to eat in a
sitting - and then start again -- Diran Adebayo This first novel is a compelling, unsettling tale of a
polygamous household and the women within Baba Segi's walls. Shoneyin's sharply written portrait of a
family and a nation gripped by the past, yet surging into modernity, manages to be funny, disconcerting and
violent all at once. An utterly gripping read. -- Patricia Duncker A rich debut... an engrossing and beautifully
written domestic tale of polygamy and rivalry set in her native Nigeria. Harper's Bazaar Riveting... a truly
compelling tale... -- Davina Morris The Voice An engrossing portrayal of a polygamous household... a rich
portrait of a family on the verge of collapse. -- Yasmin Sulaiman The List An insightful and compelling tale
set within a polygamous household Pride A novel of clamorous intensity. With such Chaucerian tumult, one
expects comedy and there is certainly some humour here, but much pain too... Shoneyin's language is that of
a poet, both extravagant and exact... Well-structured and with a gratifying resolution. -- Jane Housham
Guardian Exquisitely written... Shoneyin's prose is by turns violent, evocative, witty, humane and gripping. -
- Danuta Kean Mslexia A bodacious first novel -- Bernadine Evaristo Wasafiri

About the Author

Lola Shoneyin has published three collections of poems and a children's book. The Secret Lives of Baba
Segi's Wives is her debut novel. In 2014 she was named on the Hay Festival's Africa39 list of 39 Sub-
Saharan African writers aged under 40. Shoneyin is the director of Ake Arts and Book Festival. She lives in
Lagos, Nigeria.

Most helpful customer reviews

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful.

Addicting and thought-provoking
By Live2Cruise
This little novel tackles some pretty deep themes in only 280 fast-paced pages. Set in Nigeria, it begins with
the addition of a fourth wife, Bolanle, into the home of Baba Segi, a well-off businessman who prides
himself on his wives and many children. Bolanle is envied and resented by the other wives, who are jealous
and fearful of her educated status and worried that she will steal away Baba Segi's already divided affections.

It's a fascinating look into a polygamous household and the complexities of family life. It's also a meditation
on gender, power, class, and the idea of sacrificing one's self for security. Bolanle harbors a sad secret, and
the other wives have some big secrets of their own. The novel is told from the alternating perspectives of
each of the four wives. Baba Segi himself doesn't have a voice until near the end of the novel. Despite the
alternating voices, the novel maintains a smooth flow and a clear narrative. The prose is concise but
powerful. While Bolanle is the main voice of the novel, it's surprising how easy it is to feel a connection with
the other characters who have much shorter narratives. As the novel unfolds, the background of each wife
prior to her marriage to Baba Segi is revealed, providing insight into their fears and motivations.

Overall this is a quick, but deep read that I thoroughly enjoyed and continued to ponder after the last page
was turned.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful.

An Intimate Look at Polygamy
By LH422
Set in Nigeria, this novel examines the jealousies and complexities of a polygamous family. The household
of Baba Segi Alao, patriarch, three wives, many children, and a new arrival, a fourth wife, Bolanle. Bolanle
is different, it seems to the other wives: young, well-educated, attractive, her presence threatens to overturn
the uneasy balance that has reigned in the Alao household. Bolanle is also childless, and much of the novel
deals with her difficulties conceiving. Her efforts to overcome infertility threaten to expose some of the
family's darkest secrets. Told by a broad cast of characters, the reader soon learns that secrets are the norm in
this household, and each member harbors them. Polygamy was not the first choice for any of the wives, but
all harbor secrets in their past that threaten their marriageability. The intimate look at how polygamy works
was extremely interesting. The wives have all traded past problems for a new kind of hierarchy. The
character most interesting to me at the book's conclusion was the least interesting at the outset: Baba Segi.
He begins the book as something of a caricature, a man on the make looking to experience and broadcast all
trappings of success, including multiple wives. By the end he has experienced significant domestic issues
and emotions.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.

A Witty Account of the Inner Dynamics of a Polygamous Marriage
By SMC
Before Reading The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, I had never read any literary work by Lola
Shoneyin. Having read it however, I will definitely be on the look out for any of her future offerings.

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives traces the lives of five people (Ishola Alao A.K.A. Baba Segi and his
four wives: Iya Segi, Iya Tope, Iya Femi and the newest wife, Bolanle). The book lets the reader into the
vicissitudes in the lives of these women which sees them pitching their tents in matrimony with Ishola; from
the latent feelings of homosexuality and the worship of money that the fat Iya Segi harboured, to the physical
abuse, sufferings and desires for revenge that blighted the existence of Iya Femi and the almost cuckoo Iya
Tope. And to top all these is the almost mysterious Bolanle who has sought refuge in this polygamous
household despite the fact that she sticks out like a sore thumb being the only educated spouse in the midst of
an illiterate husband and three illiterate co-wives.

Ishola, a male chauvinist, is supremely proud of his virility and his seven children. He is puffed up with the
achievement of having bagged a woman who has a university degree and does not for a moment stop to think
if there is a reason she has chosen him as a husband instead of a man who is as educated as she is. Of all his
wives, she is the one woman that he has chosen by himself to be his wife (the other three wives having been
thrust upon him by one circumstance or the other).

Bolanle's continued barrenness gives Ishola more than a little cause for concern and the search for a cure
unleashes gob smacking revelations in his life. In the midst of this is the jealousy that rages amongst the
older wives at the attention Ishola pays Bolanle and the inferiority complex they feel towards her on account
of their being unlettered. Despite the ill feelings borne towards her by her co-wives and their maltreatment of
her, Bolanle bears it all with quiet stoicism and acts remarkably with gallantry and grace.

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives is a witty story about polygamy which has diabolical plots, murder,
jealousy & secrets; and is told with compassion and understanding by the author. As a reader, it forces one to
think that there just might be more than meets the eye when one sees women cleave themselves to a man
irrespective of the fact that he is already joined in matrimony to another.

It was an enjoyable read for me and I recommend that you read it yourself.

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From Publishers Weekly

Blind acceptance splinters a polygamous marriage in Shoneyin's gripping debut set in modern-day Nigeria.
Bolanle Alao, the newest and youngest of Baba Segi's wives, threatens to upset the balance of power--she is
educated and beautiful, though nave about the relationship dynamics among the other three wives in the
house. Raped at 15, Bolanle considers herself disgraced and unwanted until Baba Segi, an overweight,
malodorous businessman welcomes her into his family, no questions asked, until it seems she cannot
conceive. Like the other wives, she feels she has been saved by Baba Segi, who accepts all of them politely,
but beyond brief mentions of his sexual encounters and visits to the toilet, Baba Segi is a peripheral
character. When greedy Iya Segi and Iya Femi plot to run young, sweet Bolanle out of the family, the result
is disaster. It is Bolanle's unexpected submissiveness that leads her and her husband to uncover a secret that
forces him to assert his control over the family. Shoneyin masterfully disentangles four distinct stories, only
to subtly expose what is common among them.
Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Review
A Rabelaisian picture of polygamous marriage,comically capturing the physical realities of ordinary
Nigerian life. -- Giles Foden A funny and moving story told with love and compassion ... a jewel of a novel -
- Petina Gappah Riotous... this debut novel is a real eye-opener: a deft, compelling and unsettling tale. --
Ailin Quinlan Irish Examiner This deft, lightly spun story packs quite a punch. Shoneyin's unravelling of a
family is rooted in and flavoured by Nigeria, but speaks more widely. It is a book you'll want to eat in a
sitting - and then start again -- Diran Adebayo This first novel is a compelling, unsettling tale of a
polygamous household and the women within Baba Segi's walls. Shoneyin's sharply written portrait of a
family and a nation gripped by the past, yet surging into modernity, manages to be funny, disconcerting and
violent all at once. An utterly gripping read. -- Patricia Duncker A rich debut... an engrossing and beautifully
written domestic tale of polygamy and rivalry set in her native Nigeria. Harper's Bazaar Riveting... a truly
compelling tale... -- Davina Morris The Voice An engrossing portrayal of a polygamous household... a rich
portrait of a family on the verge of collapse. -- Yasmin Sulaiman The List An insightful and compelling tale
set within a polygamous household Pride A novel of clamorous intensity. With such Chaucerian tumult, one
expects comedy and there is certainly some humour here, but much pain too... Shoneyin's language is that of
a poet, both extravagant and exact... Well-structured and with a gratifying resolution. -- Jane Housham
Guardian Exquisitely written... Shoneyin's prose is by turns violent, evocative, witty, humane and gripping. -
- Danuta Kean Mslexia A bodacious first novel -- Bernadine Evaristo Wasafiri

About the Author

Lola Shoneyin has published three collections of poems and a children's book. The Secret Lives of Baba
Segi's Wives is her debut novel. In 2014 she was named on the Hay Festival's Africa39 list of 39 Sub-
Saharan African writers aged under 40. Shoneyin is the director of Ake Arts and Book Festival. She lives in
Lagos, Nigeria.

Well, publication The Secret Lives Of Baba Segi's Wives: A Novel By Lola Shoneyin will make you closer to
what you are ready. This The Secret Lives Of Baba Segi's Wives: A Novel By Lola Shoneyin will certainly
be consistently good close friend any sort of time. You may not forcedly to always complete over reading a
book in brief time. It will be only when you have leisure as well as spending couple of time to make you feel
pleasure with exactly what you read. So, you can obtain the significance of the message from each sentence
in the publication.