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Co-wives, Co-widows

Author : Adrienne Yabouza

Publisher : Dedalus Africa

Page : 124 pages

File Size : 21,42 MB

Release : 2021-11

Category : Female friendship

ISBN : 9781912868773

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Co-Wives, Co-Widows is the first adult work of fiction from the Central African Republic to be translated into English. This is the story of Ndongo Passy and Grekpoubou, the two widows of Lidou. Following their husband's sudden and unexplained death, they find themselves fighting tooth and nail for all that is important to them. A playful, bittersweet, story full of dry wit and local colour, set against a backdrop of political instability, corruption and the friction between the old and the new in Bangui in the Central African Republic.



Co-wives, Co-widows

Author : Adrienne Yabouza

Publisher : SCB Distributors

Page : 96 pages

File Size : 23,46 MB

Release : 2020-01-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1912868857

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'At 49, Lidou is in his prime, a prosperous builder of houses in the Central African Republic and the proud husband of two beautiful wives, Ndongo Passy and Grekpoubou. The only cloud on his horizon is the recent onset of impotence, for which he persuades a pharmacist friend to get him some pills. The day after his first dose, Lidou has a heart attack and drops dead, which gives his opportunistic cousin Zouaboua the chance to accuse the two newly-widowed women of poisoning Lidou, so that he can snatch his cousin’s property out from under their noses. If they’re going to keep what’s rightfully theirs, Ndongo Passy and Grekpoubou must fight with all their might against a backdrop of corruption in which bribery oils the wheels of society, eroding decency and loyalty. It’s a weighty topic in many ways, but Adrienne Yabouza writes so lightly and colourfully that this is a delight to read.' Alastair Mabbott in The Herald



Wives and Widows

Author : Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens

Publisher : Hardpress Publishing

Page : 432 pages

File Size : 31,65 MB

Release : 2012-01

Category :

ISBN : 9781290277044

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.





Wives and Widows

Author : Ann S. Stephens

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 346 pages

File Size : 42,5 MB

Release : 2019-09-24

Category :

ISBN : 0359934749

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"At ten years of age I was the unconscious mistress of a heavy stone farm-house and extensive lands in the interior of Pennsylvania, with railroad-bonds and bank-stock enough to secure me a moderate independence. I shall never, never forget the loneliness of that old house the day my mother was carried out of it and laid down by her husband in the churchyard behind the village. The most intense suffering of life often comes in childhood. My mother was dead; I could almost feel her last cold kisses on my lip as I sat down in that desolate parlor, waiting for the guardian who was expected to take me from my dear old home to his. The window opened into a field of white clover, where some cows and lambs were pasturing drowsily, as I had seen them a hundred times; but now their very tranquility grieved me. It seemed strange that they would stand there so content, with the white clover dropping from their mouths, and I going away forever."



Widows and Wives and Men

Author : Elizabeth Fowler Draper

Publisher :

Page : 70 pages

File Size : 39,29 MB

Release : 1954

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ISBN :

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The Wife and the Widow

Author : Christian White

Publisher :

Page : 384 pages

File Size : 11,95 MB

Release : 2020-04-28

Category :

ISBN : 9781925972757

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Set against the backdrop of an eerie island town in the dead of winter, THE WIFE AND THE WIDOW is a mystery/thriller told from two perspectives: Kate, a widow whose grief is compounded by what she learns about her dead husband's secret life; and Abby, an island local whose world is turned upside down when she's forced to confront the evidence that her husband is a murderer. But nothing on this island is quite as it seems, and only when these women come together can they discover the whole story about the men in their lives.Brilliant and beguiling, THE WIFE AND THE WIDOW takes you to a cliff edge and asks the question: how well do we really know the people we love?Praise for THE NOWHERE CHILD:'White is a master of the art of misdirection ... he writes like a dream. THE WIFE AND THE WIDOW is one of the most original crime novels of the year and White is clearly a rising international star. Prepare to be dazzled.' The Age'[Christian White] is the king of the twist, he's becoming famous for it. I loved it even more than THE NOWHERE CHILD' Angela Bishop, Studio 10'An exciting page-turning thriller with mechanisms that are all but invisible, and pace that is perfectly calibrated.' Louise Swinn, The Australian'Jaw-dropping ... one of the best twists I've ever read.' Michael Rowland, ABC News Breakfast



Maids, Wives and Widows

Author : Rose Falls Bres

Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press

Page : 278 pages

File Size : 38,92 MB

Release : 2018-10-24

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ISBN : 9780344161063

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.





A World of Widows

Author : Margaret Owen

Publisher : Zed Books

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 37,49 MB

Release : 1996-09

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9781856494205

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A World of Widows provides a global overview of the status for widowhood. Neglected by social policy researches, international human rights activists and the women's movement, the status of the world's widows - legal, social, cultural, and economic - is an urgent issue given the extent and the severity of the discrimination against them. Margaret Own explores the process of becoming a widow; poverty and social security in the context of widowhood; differing laws and customs regarding widow's inheritance; the situation of widows who remarry and issues of sexuality and health. She also looks at the needs of specific groups of widows - refugees, older widows, child widows - and widowhood in the context of AIDS. Throughout, she shows the prevalence of discrimination against widows in inheritance rights, land ownership, custody of children, security of home and shelter, nutrition and health. The book concludes with a summary of widowhood as a human rights issues and an overview of widows themselves organising for change.