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A New York Times Notable Book - "A thoroughly contemporary--and deeply moving--portrait of a marriage.... In the lineage of great works by Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie." --The New York Times Book Review Ilesa, Nigeria. Ever since they first met and fell in love at university, Yejide and Akin have agreed: polygamy is not for them. But four years into their marriage--after consulting fertility doctors and healers, and trying strange teas and unlikely cures--Yejide is still not pregnant. She assumes she still has time--until her in-laws arrive on her doorstep with a young woman they introduce as Akin's second wife. Furious, shocked, and livid with jealousy, Yejide knows the only way to save her marriage is to get pregnant. Which, finally, she does--but at a cost far greater than she could have dared to imagine. The unforgettable story of a marriage as seen through the eyes of both husband and wife, Stay With Me asks how much we can sacrifice for the sake of family.
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- ISBN-13: 9781101974414
- ISBN-10: 1101974419
- Publisher: Vintage
- Publish Date: July 2018
- Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
- Page Count: 272
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Named one of the best books of 2017 by NPR and the New York Times, Stay with Me, the remarkable debut novel from Nigerian author Ayobami Adebayo, focuses on the troubled marriage of Yejide and Akin. The pair fall in love quickly during their university years in Nigeria, and although polygamy is commonplace in their culture, both feel that the custom doesn’t suit them. As time goes by and Yejide fails to get pregnant, she seeks the advice of doctors and traditional healers—to no avail. Matters go from bad to worse when she learns that Akin, under pressure from both of their families, has taken a second wife. Desperate to salvage their relationship, Yejide finds a way to get pregnant, but the risks involved are great. Adebayo’s revealing portrayals of Nigerian culture and the struggles of a once-happy couple are unforgettable. This is a moving novel from an important new writer.
This article was originally published in the July 2018 issue of BookPage. Download the entire issue for the Kindle or Nook.
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Emily Culliton’s compelling debut novel, The Misfortune of Marion Palm, features a slippery central character whom readers are sure to find intriguing. Marion Palm lives in Brooklyn with Nathan, her poet husband, and their two daughters, who attend a prominent private school. Marion works in the school’s development office, from which she has been siphoning money for several years. When she learns that the school is to be audited, Marion flees her old life, taking a bag of cash with her. Her sudden absence upends the family’s routine existence. Nathan must deal with detectives, angry school administrators and two very confused daughters. Average-looking Marion is a kind of Everywoman who can easily blend in with a crowd, but she also has the nerve to act on her criminal instincts. Culliton moves skillfully through time, offering glimpses of Marion’s relationship with Nathan, her low-income background and her early forays into theft. With its short chapters, this brisk and suspenseful satire is a great summer book club selection.
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This article was originally published in the July 2018 issue of BookPage. Download the entire issue for the Kindle or Nook.