The Secret Lives of the Four Wives -- Lola Shoneyin, Paperback Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction Follow one day in the

Follow one day in the real lives of seven kids from around the world

for those who hear a faint whisper that things can be entirely different

and Pony Trees can't tell jokes

and observations from their workshops

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The Secret Lives of the Four Wives -- Lola Shoneyin, Paperback Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction Follow one day in theAfrican born poet Lola Shoneyin sheds a fascinating light on the little known world of polygamy in modern day Nigeria, in her powerful and thought provoking debut novel, The Secret Lives of the Four Wives (previously titled The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives). Fans of The 19th Wife and HBO's Big Love will be enthralled by this riveting tale of a prosperous African family thrown into turmoil when the patriarch adds a young, well educated fourth wife