{"product_id":"9780620522601","title":"The Polygamist","description":"\u003cp\u003e*The Polygamist* weaves a tale about four women whose lives become intertwined as a result of their love for one man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in modern-day Zimbabwe, the story is narrated through the four female protagonists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoyce is the legitimate first wife of Jonasi Gomora. She has four kids, a shiny black Mercedes-Benz and a life every woman is envious of. Joyce believes she has the perfect marriage until Matipa rears her coiffed head.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatipa is an ambitious, educated high-flyer with an eye for the good things in life. She does not want to sit around waiting for a guy to realise his potential; she wants instant gratification, which comes in the form of Jonasi. He personifies everything she wants in a man. And so, her driving ambition is to usurp Joyce's role as Jonasi's wife and lover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssie is the girl next door from the poverty-stricken township where Jonasi grew up. She lacks Joyce's sophistication and Matipa's intelligence, but she cared for Jonasi long before he became the man he is. So Essie plays the role of second fiddle, knowing he'll always come back to her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLindani is a beautiful young girl who has nothing going for her but her greatest assets: her beauty and her body. She hopes this combination will be enough to ensnare the affections of a man who will marry her and leave her taken care of, so she no longer has to worry about how she'll keep a solid roof over her head. Then she meets Jonasi and thinks all her problems have been answered, not knowing they have only just begun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in a gripping, accessible and somewhat shockingly frank style, Sue Nyathi takes readers on a journey beyond the bedroom door of a polygamous man and his four Mrs Rights. Yet lurking below the surface, the question remains: is this kind of marriage practice really legitimate in a society plagued by HIV\/Aids?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmart, sassy and sexy, *The Polygamist* shows that sometimes marriage isn't what you envisioned. Rather than being a secure refuge, it can be a battlefield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Sue+Nyathi\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eSue Nyathi\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sue Nyathi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47807183192227,"sku":"9780620522601","price":300.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780620522601","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}