Stay With Me

Shortlisted for the 2017 Baileys Prize, this Nigerian debutis the heartbreaking tale of what wanting a child can do to a person, a marriage and a family

WINNER OF THE 9MOBILE PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE

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. But when her relatives insist upon a new wife, it is too much for Yejide to bear.

Unravelling against the social and political turbulence of 1980s Nigeria, Stay With Me is a story of the fragility of married love, the undoing of family, the power of grief, and the all-consuming bonds of motherhood. It is a tale about the desperate attempts we make to save ourselves, and those we love, from heartbreak.

Product Overview
ISBN 9781782119609
Categories Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Fiction/Fiksyen, Just Arrived
Author(s) Ayobami Adebayo
Publisher Canongate Books Ltd
Weight 0.205 kg