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From the prize-winning author of WAHALA, a powerful de-colonial retelling of MANSFIELD PARK, exploring identity, culture, race and love''A spirited exploration of culture and kinship'' BONNIE GARMUS''Deeply emotional and entertaining'' EMMA STONEX, author of The Lamplighters''Tugs at the heartstrings'' DAMILARE KUKU, author of Nearly all the Men in Lagos are Mad''______________When Funke's mother dies in an accident in Lagos, she's sent to live with her maternal family in England. Against a backdrop of condescension and mild neglect, sensible Funke strives to fit in, determined to become one of them.Free-spirited Liv has always wanted to break free of her joyless family, to be nothing like them. Fiercely protective of Funke, she at last has an ally. The two cousins give each other what they need most: love.But the past casts long shadows and the choices made by their mothers haunt

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SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC TV SERIESWINNER OF THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT NEWCOMER AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE GOLDSBORO BOOKS GLASS BELL and the DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS'"WAHALA" means trouble and there's plenty of it' GUARDIAN'Full of food, humour and pitch-perfect observation' STYLIST'All the ride-or-die realness of female friendship' RED MAGAZINEThree friends.Three 'perfect' lives (or so they pretend).Here comes TroubleRonke wants Happily Ever After and 2.2. kids. She's dating Kayode and wants him to be 'the one'. Her friends think he's just another in a long line of dodgy Nigerian boyfriends.Boo has just what Ronke wants - a kind husband, a gorgeous child. But she's frustrated, unfulfilled, and desperate to remember who she used to be.Simi is the golden one with the perfect lifestyle and a career. No one knows she's crippled by impostor syndrome and tempted to pack it all in each time her boss mentions her 'urban vibe.' Her husband thinks they're trying for a baby. She's not.When the high-flying, charismatic Isobel explodes into the group, she seems to bring out the best in each woman. But the more Isobel intervenes, the more chaos she sows, until Ronke, Simi, and Boo's lifelong friendship begins to crack. How close to the edge will she push them?READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH WAHALA'This book is absolute fire. I could not put it down. Fantastically written, the story is so engaging and tense. Sexy, dark, addictive. What an incredible novel' ***** Reader review'Dark and addictive with a surprising twist (that i won't give away!) and Nikki's writing is completely flawless' *****'I couldn't believe it was a debut. I couldn't put it down. Nikki May has written a fantastic story of friendship, revenge and jealousy' *****'Wonderful characters with plenty of rich and vibrant detail of their shared culture from hair to food' *****

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''This has bestseller written all over it. Fast-paced, funny, shocking, unputdownable. I loved it'' PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Girl on the Train''I just raced through Wahala. Nikki May writes so well about friendship, food, fashion and the many ways modern women can stumble in their careers and personal lives'' CLARE CHAMBERS, author of Small Pleasures______________Ronke, Simi and Boo are inseparable mixed-race friends living in London. They have the gift of two cultures, Nigerian and English, though not all of them choose to see it that way.Everyday racism has never held them back, but now in their thirties, they question their future. Ronke wants a husband (he must be Nigerian); Boo enjoys (correction: endures) stay-at-home motherhood; while Simi, full of fashion career dreams, rolls her eyes as her boss refers to her urban vibe yet again.When Isobel, a lethally glamorous friend from their past

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From the prize-winning author of WAHALA, a powerful de-colonial retelling of MANSFIELD PARK, exploring identity, culture, race and love'A spirited exploration of culture and kinship' BONNIE GARMUS'Deeply emotional and entertaining' EMMA STONEX, author of The Lamplighters'Tugs at the heartstrings' DAMILARE KUKU, author of Nearly all the Men in Lagos are Mad'______________When Funke's mother dies in an accident in Lagos, she's sent to live with her maternal family in England. Against a backdrop of condescension and mild neglect, sensible Funke strives to fit in, determined to become one of them.Free-spirited Liv has always wanted to break free of her joyless family, to be nothing like them. Fiercely protective of Funke, she at last has an ally. The two cousins give each other what they need most: love.But the past casts long shadows and the choices made by their mothers haunt them, s

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