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Buchi Emecheta on Marriage

1944–2017 Nigeria

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Hunger drove Francis to work as a clerical officer in the post office. Adah's hopes rose. This might save the marriage after all.

She had gambled with marriage, just like most people, but she had gambled unluckily and had lost.

Marriage is lovely when it works, but if it does not, should one condemn oneself ? I stopped feeling guilty for being me.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Buchi Emecheta (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.