Ep. 69: Peace Adzo Medie (Author of Reese's Book Club October pick His Only Wife)

<p><strong>In Episode 69, Peace Adzo Medie (author of <a href= "https://amzn.to/2TjaLQ3" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">His Only Wife</a>) talks about why she decided to use fiction to speak out about gender politics, the importance of women asserting themselves, and when first started writing (it was when she was very young!).</strong></p> <p><strong>Please note that this episode was recorded before <a href="https://amzn.to/2TjaLQ3" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">His Only Wife</a> was announced as <a href="https://hello-sunshine.com/book-club">Reese’s Book Club’s October pick</a>.</strong></p> <p><em>This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).</em></p> <h2>Highlights</h2> <ul> <li>Why Peace decided to look at gender politics (the subject she teaches) through fiction.</li> <li>What she learned from speaking with women who are victims of domestic violence (including why they sometimes choose to stay in these relationships).</li> <li>Why she decided not to focus include violence in <a href= "https://amzn.to/2TjaLQ3" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">His Only Wife</a>.</li> <li>How common arranged are in Peace’s experience.</li> <li>How women are a key part of politics, economics, and social life in Ghana.</li> <li>The importance of the day-to-day things women do to assert themselves.</li> <li>How the term “respect” is sometimes used to push women to respect men and the problematic treatment of “disrespectful” women.</li> <li>Which of the three central female characters Peace aspires to be.</li> <li>Why she chose to let Muna exist mostly in the background of the story and whether she ever considered writing portions of the book from Muna’s perspective.</li> <li>How Peace decided what the ending would be and whether that changed at all as she was writing.</li> <li>When Peace first started writing (she was young!) and why she started writing when she did.</li> <li>A bit about Peace