Baba Segi a polygamist, believes his collection of wives and children are sign of his virility. All runs smoothly in the polygamous home until number four arrives. Bolanle is a soft- spoken university graduate who is quickly ostracized by her illiterate co- wives. however, she is determined to give Baba Segi the children he expects. Her failure to conceive exposes a dark family secret. The revelation has devastating consequences for the entire household.
What was this big, dark secret? Read “the secret lives of Baba Segi’s wives” to find out.
With sardonic humour, Lola Shoneyin unravels the rotten innards of this polygamous household in a cleverly- plotted story.