In Peace Adzo Medie’s His Only Wife, Afi’s life rapidly changes when she is arranged to marry Eli Ganyo, the richest man from her town in Ghana. Afi must navigate her marriage to a stranger and her family’s expectations, as her marriage was arranged by Eli’s mother to stop him from seeing another woman whom his family despises. While her marriage is not what she expected, Afi learns to find agency and create a new life in Accra. Medie writes from her own life, raised in Ghana, to discuss themes of love, marriage, patriarchy and polygamy.
