His Only Wife

This is a domestic drama set in contemporary Ghana that follows the marriage of Afi to Eli Ganyos. This marriage is much more complicated than most however and you feel for Afi and the sticky situations she finds herself in. I did however find Afi a very empowering character. While things happened to her, she actively challenged them and didn't allow herself the less confrontational happier ending.

I love novels that focus on close intimate relationships like marriages or familial bonds so this book was always going to be a hit with me. This is along a very similar genre line to An American Marriage by Tayari Jones so if you enjoyed that you will certainly enjoy this book. Similarly to that novel it plays around with the traditional structure of a marriage and leaves you feeling like the sanctity of marriage has let the characters down, more than there being bad and good guys in the marriage. A very strong debut and I cannot wait to see what this author will write in the future.

Thanks to the author Peace Adzo Medie, Oneworld Publications and NetGalley for a review copy in exchange for an honest review.