I don’t think I was quite as disappointed in this book as you were, but on the other hand, I didn’t find anyone very sympathetic or have much patience with it. The ceremony was held on the third Saturday in January in the rectangular courtyard” of Afi’s uncle’s house. Thanks to Netgalley and Workman Audio for the copy of an audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Now, for my less profane thoughts: His Only Wife is an enthralling story about two Ghanian families, one love triangle, and the people and places caught in between them. I understand why Afi wasn’t open to it, but, as you say, it might have been interesting to explore the idea more fully.

While it made sense for her to be naive, she just seemed to get used to her new life pretty fast (she treats staff poorly).

The couple was forcefully and absurdly united, after which Afi was sent to live alone in the groom’s spare condo in Accra, awaiting the stranger husband’s infrequent and unexpected visits. It felt incredibly long, in terms of details, details, details- that didn’t necessarily further the story. This is a heroic story about a woman learning that she deserves more, she deserves better, she deserves a man who wants her to be his only wife. The women in this book are all different, they have all adapted to a society where even the most privileged of them is subject to the whims of a son or husband or boyfriend.

I kept expecting a showdown between Afi and Muna; then, the further I got, the more I feared Muna wouldn’t appear at all. I mention place because Peace Adzo Medie accomplishes a wonderful pull-and-push between the two main geographic settings in the story: the big city (Accra) and the country town (Ho) where many of the central characters are from. I would've even been open to liking it more had it gone the route of Crazy Rich Asians and made 60% of the book about wealth and luxury, but this was very tame in comparison.Although Afi knew about Muna, she doesn’t realize the extent to which she was the Ganyos’ pawn until late on. The story here is about a young woman named Afi who finds herself in an arranged marriage to a man who doesn’t even show up for the wedding. Afi enters into this marriage with great difficulty - First, Elikem marries Afi with a stand-in and to make matters worse, Elikem is in love with a Liberian woman named Muna.

but this does not deter Afi she has come to the big city to realize her dream of becoming a fashion designer and is willing to take advantage of her current situation.An intriguing and thought-provoking sentence opens the novel His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie and demands an undivided reader’s attention.