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September 1, 2025

In an era of ‘Jezebels’, whose husband is Elikem?

His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie begins with Elikem absent on his wedding day, represented instead by his brother Richard. It is a story that peels back the curtain on marriage, family pressure, and the politics of beauty in African society.

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