This is Lagos and Other Stories by Flora Nwapa

This dazzling collection of short stories deals with some of the universal problems shared by women around the world. "The heroines of Ms. Nwapa's books are strong-minded women who have economic independence and yet, suffer at the hands of unfaithful and unreliable men. Her skill is in presenting her women as individuals and dealing with their special burdens". Alison Perry, West Africa Magazine.