Lola Shoneyin (Author of The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives)

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Lola Shoneyin

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Born

Ibadan, Nigeria

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Poetry, Literature & Fiction, Children's Books

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September 2009

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Average rating: 4.08 · 15,763 ratings · 2,187 reviews · 11 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives 4.08 avg rating — 15,130 ratings — published 2010 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian Writers on the Home, Identity and Culture They Know by Ore Agbaje-Williams (Editor), Nancy Adimora (Editor), Ay峄嵦€ba虂mi Ade虂ba虂y峄嵦€ (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Contributor) 4.19 avg rating — 225 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey (Editor), Wole Soyinka (Preface), Shadreck Chikoti 3.56 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 2014 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives: A Novel 4.28 avg rating — 25 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mayowa and the Masquerade by Lola Shoneyin (欧宝娱乐 Author), Francis Blake (Illustrator) 3.58 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So all the time I was sitting on an egg: poems by Lola Shoneyin (欧宝娱乐 Author), Titilola Alexandrah Shoneyin 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For the Love of Flight 2.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Song of a Riverbird 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nostalgia is an Extreme Sport: An essay from the collection, Of This Our Country really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives [First Edition] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Only a foolish woman leans heavily on a man's promises”
― Lola Shoneyin, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

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“A real woman must always do the things she wants to do, and in her own time too. You must never allow yourself to be rushed into doing things you're not ready for.”
― Lola Shoneyin, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

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“The choices we have to make in this world are hard and bitter. Sometimes we have no choices at all.”
― Lola Shoneyin, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

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Which Nigerian author should be featured in April?

Chigozie Obioma

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Lola Shoneyin

2 votes, 20.0%

Chinua Achebe

1 vote, 10.0%

Toyin Falola

1 vote, 10.0%

Yejide Kilanko

1 vote, 10.0%

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