Second Class Citizen

The classic tale of a Nigerian woman who overcomes strict tribal domination only to encounter the hardships of immigration. Available again. In the late 1960’s, Adah, a spirited and resourceful woman manages to move her family to London. Seeking an independent life for herself and her children she encounters racism and hard truths about being a new citizen. “Second Class Citizen pales a lot of academic feminist writing into insignificance.” –The Guardian “Emecheta’s prose has a shimmer of origin