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The Bride Price

When her father dies, Aku-nna and her young brother have no one to look after them. They are welcomed by their uncle because of Aku-nna's 'bride price' - the money that her future husband will pay for her. In her new, strange home one man is kind to her and teaches her to become a woman. Soon they are in love, although everyone says he is not a suitable husband for her. The more the world tries to separate them, the more they are drawn together - until, finally, something has to break.
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Authors

Buchi Emecheta Retold by Rosemary Border

Language

English

Word count

22620

Level

CEFR B2

Collection level

Stage 5

Collection

Oxford Bookworms Library

Exams

Cambridge English: First (FCE); IELTS 5.0 – 6.0; TOEIC 785 – 940; TOEFL 87 – 109

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