The Bride Price
The Bride Price
The Bride Price is a 1976 novel by Nigerian writer Buchi Emecheta. It was first published in the UK by Allison & Busby, and in the US by George Braziller. Centered on women during the Nigerian postcolonial era, Emecheta dedicated the book to her mother, Alice Ogbanje Emecheta.
"In Ibuza, every young man was entitled to his fun.The blame usually went to the girls. A girl who had had adventures before marriage was never respected in her new home; everyone in the village would know about her past, especially if she was unfortunate enough to be married to an egocentric man"
"anything imported was considered to be much better than their own old ways."
