"She had gambled with marriage, just like most people, but she had gambled unluckily and had lost." ― Buchi Emecheta From Buchi Emecheta Novelist Added on 1/31/2026 About Buchi Emecheta Buchi Emecheta was a Nigerian-born novelist based in the United Kingdom, known for works exploring migration, gender, and postcolonial identity. Born: 1944-07-21 Died: 2017-01-25 View all quotes from Buchi Emecheta