The wife's tale : a personal history
By: Aida Edemariam
Publisher: London : 4th Estate, c2019.Description: xiii, 314 p. : maps ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780007459629 Subject(s): Aida Edemariam -- Family | Women -- Ethiopia -- Social conditions | Women -- Ethiopia -- Biography | -- History -- 1889-1974 -- EthiopiaDDC classification: 963.043092 AI WI
Summary:
In about 1916, a girl was born in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar. Over the next century a feudal empress gave way to an all-powerful emperor, Mussolini invaded, the Allies bombed the streets of her childhood. Empire was swept away by revolution, and then by civil war -- and through it, all she raised a family, laughed with them and then fought for them, through cities and law courts, and ultimately before Emperor Hail S̈elassie himself. The Wife's Tale is an intimate biography of a rich, often misunderstood country, and of a quietly heroic life.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 963.043092 AI WI (Browse shelf) | Available | June2019 | T0062375 |
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In about 1916, a girl was born in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar. Over the next century a feudal empress gave way to an all-powerful emperor, Mussolini invaded, the Allies bombed the streets of her childhood. Empire was swept away by revolution, and then by civil war -- and through it, all she raised a family, laughed with them and then fought for them, through cities and law courts, and ultimately before Emperor Hail S̈elassie himself. The Wife's Tale is an intimate biography of a rich, often misunderstood country, and of a quietly heroic life.