The secret lives of the four wives - Lola Shoneyin

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, The Secret Lives of the Four Wives (previously titled The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives ) .

Fans of The 19th Wife and HBO's Big Love 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.

Alternately funny, shocking, and sad .

a complex depiction of family and culture in modern-day Nigeria.

-- Sacramento Book Review A magical writer.

A] delicious story.

-- Huffington Post.