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Head above water by Buchi Emecheta · Booklabria

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Buchi Emecheta
Head above water

BiographyWomen authors

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First published: 1986
Language: English
Editions: 7

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A book by Buchi Emecheta, first published in 1986. Open Library records 7 editions, all in English; the newest is from Heinemann, 1994, 229 pages.

Subjects: Biography
Women authors
Authors, biography
Great britain, biography
Nigerians
Nigerian Authors
Set in: England
Nigeria
20th Century
Time: 20th Century

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