SecondClass Citizen Author:Buchi Emecheta The classic tale of a Nigerian woman who overcomes strict tribal domination only to encounter the hardships of immigration. Available again.In the late 1960?s, Adah, a spirited and resourceful woman manages to move her family to London. Seeking an independent life for herself and her children she encounters racism and hard truths about being a n... more »ew citizen. ?Second Class Citizen pales a lot of academic feminist writing into insignificance.? ?The Guardian?Emecheta?s prose has a shimmer of originality, of English being reinvented....Issues of survival lie inherent in her material and give her tales weight.? --John Updike « less