Second-class citizen

About “Second-class citizen”

Second Class Citizen is a 1974 novel by Nigerian writer Buchi Emecheta. Published in London by Allison and Busby, with an editor named Margaret Busby, it was later released in the United States in 1975 by George Braziller. The story follows Adah, a Nigerian woman who faces strict cultural expectations and struggles to build an independent life for herself and her children. She moves to London, where she deals with difficult living conditions and a violent marriage to Francis. The novel examines themes such as gender, marriage, religion, and immigration. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)