Stay with me / Ayobami Adebayo.
By: Adebayo, Ayobami.
Material type: BookPublisher: Edinburgh : Canongate, 2017Description: Hardback 22 cm.ISBN: 9781782119463 (hbk.) :; 1782119469 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Nigeria -- FictionGenre/Form: General.Summary: Yejide is hoping for a miracle, for a child. It is all her husband wants, all her mother-in-law wants, and she has tried everything - arduous pilgrimages, medical consultations, dances with prophets, appeals to God. But when her in-laws insist upon a new wife, it is too much for Yejide to bear. It will lead to jealousy, betrayal, and despair. Unravelling against the social and political turbulence of 80s Nigeria, this book sings with the voices, colours, joys, and fears of its surroundings.Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Adult fiction book | Burtonwood Library General fiction | FICTION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34143110171913 |
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Yejide is hoping for a miracle, for a child. It is all her husband wants, all her mother-in-law wants, and she has tried everything - arduous pilgrimages, medical consultations, dances with prophets, appeals to God. But when her in-laws insist upon a new wife, it is too much for Yejide to bear. It will lead to jealousy, betrayal, and despair. Unravelling against the social and political turbulence of 80s Nigeria, this book sings with the voices, colours, joys, and fears of its surroundings.