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Women Are Different

Women Are Different

Author(s): Flora Nwapa

Location(s): Nigeria

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 1990s and before

The moving story of a group of Nigerian women which follows their lives from their schooldays together through the trials and tribulations of their adult lives. Through their stories we see some of the universal problems faced by women everywhere: the struggle for financial independence and a rewarding career, the difficulties of relationships, and the dilemmas of bringing up a family, often without a partner. Set against the background of a developing Nigeria, this novel shows Nwapa at her finest.

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