An intimate and vivid memoir against the backdrop of Ethiopia's recent history

"An intriguing depiction of a remarkable life."—Library Journal View this email [on the web](. [HarperCollins Publishers] Memoir Read The Wife's Tale— A Transporting New Memoir About an Extraordinary Life In this indelible memoir that recalls the life of her remarkable ninety-five-year old grandmother, Yetemegnu, Guardian journalist Aida Edemariam tells the story of modern Ethiopia—a nation that would undergo a tumultuous transformation from feudalism to monarchy to Marxist revolution to democracy, over the course of one century. Told in Yetemegnu's enthralling voice and filled with a vivid cast of characters—emperors and empresses, priests and scholars, monks and nuns, archbishops and slaves, Marxist revolutionaries and wartime double agents—The Wife's Tale introduces a woman both imperious and vulnerable; a mother, widow, and businesswoman whose deep faith and numerous travails never quashed her love of laughter, mischief and dancing; a fighter whose life was shaped by direct contact with the volatile events that transformed her nation. An intimate memoir that offers a panoramic view of Ethiopia's recent history, The Wife's Tale takes us deep into the landscape, rituals, social classes, and culture of this ancient, often mischaracterized, richly complex, and unforgettable land—and into the heart of one indomitable woman. [PURCHASE FROM HC.COM]( [AMAZON]( [BARNES & NOBLE]( [BOOKS-A-MILLION]( [INDIEBOUND]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( You have received this message from HarperCollins Publishers. If you no longer wish to receive messages like this, [click here](. [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Terms of Sale]( Copyright © 2018 HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007