What do you know about arranged marriages? If you've ever watched The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Married at First Sight, Love is Blind, or a million other reality shows, you may know more than you think. This week, we're discussing arranged hitching and clearing up a few misconceptions about the practice.
Then, it's on to our book: The search for happiness and peace is a difficult one, especially in a society that dismisses your thoughts and preys on your innocence. The distress of our Ghanaian protagonist is relatable to many women around the world. Will our heroine find love and acceptance in the manner she deserves and desires? What will she tolerate? What is she willing to risk for the sake of her sanity?
The woman: Afi Tekple
The book: His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie
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Our Favorite Books from 2023 and the Books we Hated (*ahem* liked the least)
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
King Lear: Reason in Madness
Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith
The President’s Daughter Novel by Bill Clinton and James Patterson (Part 2)
The President’s Daughter by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda Flower
None of This Is True: A Novel by Lisa Jewell (SPOILER-FREE)
No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe
ReLIT: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
ReLIT: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by Marcia Chatelain
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
The Perfect Nanny: A Novel by Leïla Slimani
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Room by Emma Donoghue
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