Description
Marriage to a handsome Ghanaian architect has brought Eva far from the quiet English countryside. Alfred had made it sound heavenly but the hardship drained her of vitality and the foreign culture bewildered her. But Eva has her friends - Dahlia, Yelena and Margrit - all of them strangers in a foreign land, who rely on each other to fill the gaps left by distant relatives.
When a sudden coup unnerves everyone, and Eva's relationship with Alfred begins to unravel, The Association of Foreign Spouses discover that there are dark sides to their lives and that they must scheme and deceive to protect themselves and their families.
Set in Ghana in the turbulent eighties, The Association of Foreign Spouses is a story of a group of women who live in a land that at times defeats them, amongst people who often disappoint and baffle them. Yet through their trials and hardships, the women support each other, unified by their foreignness, as ultimately, they are wooed by this strange place that they come to call 'home'.
The Association of Foreign Spouses is the story of mixed marriages in Ghana in the 1980s and the foreign women who have to cope with the cultural challenges these marriages present.
About the Author
Marilyn Heward Mills was born Switzerland and brought up in Ghana, the daughter of Ghanaian father and a Swiss mother. Her first novel, Cloth Girl, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. The Association of Foreign Spouses is her second novel.
Book Information
ISBN 9780751538144
Author Marilyn Heward Mills
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Sphere
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 320g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 127mm * 25mm
