Fiction – Literary – Family Life

RELEASE DATE: 2/7/2023(WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER’S WAREHOUSE)

A dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession, and political corruption from the celebrated author ofStay with Me,“in the lineage of great works by Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie” (The New York Times).

Eniola is tall for his age, a boy who looks like a man. Because his father has lost his job, Eniola spends his days running errands for the local tailor, collecting newspapers, begging when he must, dreaming of a big future.

Wuraola is a golden girl, the perfect child of a wealthy family. Now an exhausted young doctor in her first year of practice, she is beloved by Kunle, the volatile son of an ascendant politician.

When a local politician takes an interest in Eniola and sudden violence shatters a family party, Wuraola’s and Eniolas lives become intertwined. In her breathtaking second novel,Aybmi Adby shines her light on Nigeria, on the gaping divide between the haves and the have-nots, and the shared humanity that lives in between.

Adby follows upStay with Mewith this bright and distinctive tragedy The storys violent denouement is as devastating as it is inevitable. Pitch-perfect details provide a sense of the characters livesthe red dust caked on nils white socks from long walks to school, the soft headscarf worn by Wrls mother that barely whisperedand as the characters are pushed to the brink, Adby delivers a searing indictment of the countrys corruption and gender inequalities. This packs a powerful punch.
Publishers Weekly,starred