The Secret Lives Of The Four Wives (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives is a great read. One thing I would do differently, I would by the paperback copy of this book, instead of reading it on Kindle. Baba Segi has 4 wives and keeping them all straight might require most readers to check back on the names and the order of his wives. This is a somewhat different story of a man with 4 wives, it is well worth the read all the way to the very end. I am looking forward to this author's next book, as I was kept interested all the way through, other then mixing up the wives every once in awhile. If I had been smart about it, I would have written their names down on a piece of paper and their order! You will have no problem with Baba Segi's 4th wife! Since it was the monthly Book Club choice, I read it. After reading the description and some reviews, I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did. It was an easy, quick read. Some of the reviews I read mentioned this as a "funny" book. I found it anything but. A sad tale of a Nigerian polygamist who brings home a 4th wife only to slowly unravel his home life. Jealousy ensues, accidental murder is committed and a secret is revealed that threatens to ruin his marriages. My biggest complaint is that each chapter was from a different characters perspective and sometimes I was reading a while before I connected the voice to the character. Should make for interesting book club discussion!
What do You think about The Secret Lives Of The Four Wives (2011)?
Good, but the subject of infertility was a little too close for comfort.
—cidrick
Wonderful tale of how whats done in the dark, always comes to light.
—ShadowAngel96
