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Book 10/24! 🎉 A Spell of Good Things is about Eniola, a boy whose future has been snatched away from him, and Wuraola, a talented, overworked junior doctor, whose intertwined narratives combine to produce a portrait of an unequal and deeply divided society moving towards a terrible crisis. • Are you up for a challenge? Let’s finish this book before our next Book DiscUSs on the 31st. 👀 Comment “🔥” if you’re down. #bookdiscUSs #ayobamiadebayo #aspellofgoodthings #bookstagram

April/ May Book Club📚 Vielen Dank an alle, die diesen Monat beim Buchclub dabei waren für die spannende Besprechung unseres Buches "The Spell of Good Things"📚 💛 [ENGLISH] Thank you so much to everyone who came to the discussion of "The Spell of Good Things" for the long, detailed and interesting discussion of our monthly book pick📚 🧡 We can't wait for our next book club meet! ❤️ Stay tuned to learn about our June book for Caribbean Heritage Month📚💚 #leipzigcity #thespellofgoodthings #ayobamiadebayo #bookclub #feminismus #leipzig #bookstagram #buchclub #booklovers #bookclubofinstagram #bookclubs #bookclubmeeting #bookclubbing

A Spell of Good Things is Ayobami Adebayo's second novel - as much a story of modern Nigeria and human relationships and hurt as her first novel was. It explores the themes of poverty, abuse, corruption, education, bad leadership, political thuggery, family and love. The two main characters are Eniola, a teenage boy from an impoverished family, and Wuraola, a 29 yo doctor, the perfect daughter of a wealthy family, soon to be married to Kunle - the son of an ascendant politician. Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023, shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2024. Prepare to be saddened! #aspellofgoodthings #ayobamiadebayo #nigeriannovels #nigerianauthors #nigerianliterature #africanauthors #bookstrareview #bookstagram #booklover #booknerd #bookstrafricana #booksbooksbooks #piritabeach

BOOK REVIEW: Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀(Fiction) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 Stunning. Emotive. Gut wrenching. Stay With Me is a story about Yejide and Akin, a couple in love but struggling to have children. This is the first time I have read a book and saw valid reasons for the wrong doings of both of the main characters (🤦🏾‍♀️). The book had me sitting on the fence, I did not know who to side with. I loved the exploration of fertility issues from both sides of the marriage. The burden and mental stress on Yejide’s body and the pressures surrounding Akin were so well written. I had tears in my eyes, reading through Yejide’s mental state whilst she was trying to conceive. This book will stay with me for a very long time. Loved it! Have you read this, what did you think?

Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo I’m Jamaican but I love stories from Nigeria. I’ve been seeing this book a lot lately so I decided to give it a go. I’m listening to the audiobook and I’m completely wrapped up in the story so far. As things are changing in Yejide and Akin’s marriage. Have you read this one? #StayWithMe #AyobamiAdebayo #Nigeria #ReadAfricanMonth #ReadAfricanMonthChallenge #Marriage #Polygamy #AfricanBooks #NigerianBooks

This novel, set in contemporary Nigeria, follows the lives of two young people, each from a different segment of society. Eniolá is from an impoverished family and his father has lost his job as a history teacher. After having to leave school because there is no longer any money for his education, he falls in with a wrong crowd of friends. Wúràolá is a young doctor from a wealthy family with the right political connections. She tries to find a balance between her career and the pressure her family is putting on her to get married. When Wúràolá’s boyfriend asks her to marry him, her family finally has reason to celebrate, but she then discovers hidden sides to his character. The story then becomes darker on all levels, against the background of a country that is run by corrupt politicians who don’t care about their people. This results in a gaping divide between the haves and the have-nots; the education system is poor, while there are also regular power cuts, the healthcare services are very bad and the country has a high crime rate. The two storylines ultimately come together in a devastating final chord. If you would like to see how life in Nigeria is today, this gripping story will certainly fascinate you. https://senia.nl/boeken/a-spell-of-good-things/ #ayobamiadebayo #aspellofgoodthings #senia #seniaenglish #englishlit #englishbook #english #newbook #booklist #seniabookclub #bookclub #netherlands #dutchreader #leesclub

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Book review 📚 A Spell of Good Things follows the lives of two characters; Eniolá, a young boy from a lower middle class family struggling to make ends meet and Wúràolá, a medical doctor in her first year of practice from a wealthy family. The book follows the lives of both characters and we watch them become intertwined as Eniolá becomes entangled with a politician. This book left me conflicted. On one hand, the story telling was good (you can’t deny that Ayòbámi Adébáyò is a stellar storyteller) but on the other hand, I found the first half of the book a bit hard to get into. I feel this is partly because I enjoyed reading Eniolá’s story in the beginning compared to Wúràolá’s story which (I felt) wasn’t as compelling in the beginning. The story picked up in the second half and I began to thoroughly enjoy Wúràolá’s journey. The end left me conflicted once again. I understood why it ended that way, but … it left me feeling some type of way. #aspellofgoodthings #africanbooks #ayobamiadebayo #bookstagramghana #bookstagramuk #booktok #bookreview #bookrecommendations

"Quédate conmigo". Ayóbámi Abédåyò. Editorial Gatopardo. $26.000. Yejide espera un milagro, un hijo. Es lo único que quiere su marido, lo único que quiere su suegra, y ella lo ha probado todo: duros peregrinajes, consultas médicas, plegarias a Dios. Pero cuando sus familiares se empeñan en buscar una nueva esposa, cruzan el límite de lo que Yejide es capaz de soportar. Y se verá abocada a los celos, la traición y la desesperación. Con el telón de fondo de las revueltas sociales y políticas de los años ochenta en Nigeria, Quédate conmigo se desarrolla y resuena con las voces, los colores, las alegrías y los miedos de su entorno. Ayòbámi Adébáyò escribe una historia demoledora sobre la fragilidad del amor conyugal, la destrucción de la familia, la desdicha del dolor y los vínculos que devoran la maternidad. #ayobamiadebayo

"She had always marvelled at his calm assurance that everything good in his life would either remain the same or get better. He took good fortune for granted. As though it were impossible that it would abide only for a spell. She had never been able to shake the sense that life was war, a series of battles with the occasional spell of good things." #aspellofgoodthings #ayobamiadebayo #authorofstaywithme #goodreads

Mother’s Day is a difficult time for many of us. Like Timi in this story, some of us have complicated relationships with our mothers. Like Yejide, some are struggling with infertility, child loss, and trauma. This story brings comfort in remembering you are not alone in your suffering. Stay with Me is about a young Nigerian couple struggling with societal and family pressures due to infertility, which then leads to polygamy, infidelity, and so many plot twists and drama. This story keeps you engaged to the very end. Stay with Me stayed on my shelf too long! I’m a believer though that books find you in the right season. This one brought me comfort, shock, confusion and anger. The writing is so engrossing that I felt the bitterness of Yejide, and I emphasized with her the most. I appreciated how the book highlights sickle cell disease. Stay with Me was so good that I needed a sequel immediately upon finishing. I wanted to know more about Timi! So good. - #bookstagram #ayobamiadebayo #bookreview #readblackwomen #mothersday #motherhood

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Günler geçiyor mevsimler değişiyor 🌿 🔸Kısa bir okuma molası ☕ 🔹Kitapçı gezerken 📚 🔸Çok kahve hep kahve ☕ 🔹Kütüphaneden alınanlar 📚 🔸Biraz daha kahve ☕ 🔹Sevdicek ve sokak lezzetleri ❤️ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #kitap #okumahalleri #günlük #günlükvlog #dailyvlog #istanbul #kahvekeyfi #benaaronovitch #riversoflondon #epsilonyayınları #ayobamiadebayo #hepkitap #yokotawada #sirenyayınları

Je referme ce livre très émue et même bouleversée. L'histoire se passe au Laos. Yejide et Akin ont fait un vrai mariage d'amour. Mais le ventre de Yejide reste "vide"... Un jour , chez elle , une femme est amenée par un oncle de son mari ..la seconde épouse de son mari..Celle qui sensée pallier à son infertilité, celle qui doit donner un héritier au premier fils de la famille. Ainsi commence cette histoire, mais elle est loin de s'arrêter là. On y parle donc du désir d'enfant, du malheur incommensurable de ne pas en avoir, du couple, et bien plus encore...il y est finalement beaucoup question de maternité..du rapport à nos mères (fantasmée ou réelle), du rapport à nos enfants...de l'amour parfois plus fort que le sang.. tout ceci dans un contexte politique tourmenté.. C'est un roman poignant, touchant. A LIRE ABSOLUMENT. #bookstagram #ayobamiadebayo #jailueditions #resteavecmoi

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Stay with me by @ayobamidebayo What a captivating piece of literature! Ayobami Adebayo’s storytelling is truly remarkable. This book delves deep into societal expectations, particularly how women are unfairly blamed and targeted when it comes to matters of childbirth, as if they are solely responsible. It also sheds light on the profound insecurities men experience when faced with infertility. Akin’s lack of honesty with Yejide about his fertility struggles undoubtedly contributed to their shared pain and loss. While the ending is poignant, with Yejide having a surviving child, it’s hard to ignore the toll it took on her. Despite its beauty, one can’t help but question whether it truly qualifies as a happy ending, considering the sacrifices made. Overall, a sensitive and thought-provoking read. #africanliterature #ayobamiadebayo #nigerianwriters

« Saanu mi, malo, Omi mi, joo nitori Olorun. Saanu mi. Duro timi. Have mercy on me, don’t go, please. Stay with me. » « You can never cover the truth. Just as nobody can cover the sun’s rays with his hands, you can never cover the truth. » Set in Nigeria during the 1980s and 1990s, it’s the story of a married couple, Yejide and Akin. They desperately want a child, but Yejide can’t get pregnant, despite there being no medical reason to explain it. ( there is a reason you will know if you read the book 🙄) So Akin’s mother is pressuring him to take a second wife and get *her* pregnant, ensuring that the family name continues. It’s a book that deals very strongly with Nigerian culture, with the expectations that are placed on both men and women in society. It deals with the lengths that people will go to in order to become parents. It deals with motherhood and how that can be effected by the loss of a child. It deals with fatherhood and the concept of masculinity as a whole. And it deals with the different ways in which people react to their child having a terminal illness. I felt so sorry for Yejidé, even when I questioned her decisions, I could still feel the pain that marked her life from her birth on. « If the burden is too much and stays too long, even love bends, cracks, comes close to breaking and sometimes does break. But even when it’s in a thousand pieces around your feet, that doesn’t mean it’s not longer love. » The writing was beautiful, and I was pretty much hooked from the first page. And most choking it’s her first novel. My one very small gripe is that it’s a split narration, but there’s no indication at the beginning of each chapter as to who’s narrating the story. And it often took me a page or so to work out whether it was Akin or Yejide who was narrating. But that’s a really minor thing overall. This is a must read, I warned you ! #staywithme #ayobamiadebayo #fiction #nigerianbooks #bookstagram #book #livre #livrestagram #bookstagramfrance #bookreview #bookstagrammer #blackbookstagram #blackbookstagrammer #africanwriters

Olá pessoal! Fique Comigo é o primeiro livro da autora Ayòbámi Adébayò publicado pela @harpercollinsbrasil que eu tive o prazer de conhecer e particularmente estreou muito bem. Porque Fique Comigo proporcionou diversas emoções e não vejo há hora de conquistar e ler mais um livro da Ayòbámi. Que história maravilhosa! O livro trata a questão da maternidade como um papel muito importante na sociedade nigeriana, mas contém um pano fundo bem interessante. Mostrando a Nigéria bastante turbulenta politicamente com um governo sofrendo golpes militares. Esses trechos sobre a política não interfere na história da família de Akin e Yejide, mas é útil para mostrar como a população estava preocupada, insegura e frágil com a crise política. Retratando a cultura nigeriana dos anos 80, Fique Comigo conta a história de Yejide e Akin, que se amam bastante e vive um casamento monogâmico onde a poligamia é amplamente aceita no país. Acontece que, por causa das cobranças familiares, eles são obrigados a conviver um relacionamento poligâmico. É um livro muito bem escrito e tem uma qualidade maravilhosa. A história traz uma sucessão de erros cometidos pelos personagens por causa da invasão e pressão dos familiares. É erro em cima de erro, uma verdadeira bola de neve recheada de mentiras que vai desequilibrando a estrutura do casal. Durante a história o leitor acompanha como Yejide vai desagregando por causa do sofrimento. A escrita da Ayòbámi é muito gostosa de ler e profunda. Merece ficar de olho nessa autora, porque ela vai longe. Recomendo para todos os leitores que apreciam histórias impactantes com força emocional muito grande. Vale a pena demais. Resenha completa no blog Consumidora de Histórias. 5⭐❤️ #fiquecomigo #ayobamiadebayo #harpercollinsbrasil #consumidoradehistorias #leiturasdakeniacandido #amoler

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Dear Reader, This week on poverty, politics and tragedy. We meet the haves, Wuraola and the have nots, Eniola. Both separated by the status of their family’s wealth but joined together by political corruption and the effects it has on their families. This is a novel that would leave you surprised, angry and constantly rolling your eyes while also giving you the ability to empathize and grieve with each family. The life Eniola once enjoyed had been stolen from him through the loss of his father’s job. All he wanted was to go to school and have a good education. I couldn’t help but empathize with the struggles he faced even when he made poor decisions that led to tragedy within his family. Whereas Wuraola does not feel like the prettiest in her family and by marrying a man that her family approves of and she receives attention for. She silently accepts his abuse. I love how the author skillfully hinted at her abuse and how it was something familiar within her fiancé’s family. While I rolled my eyes numerously because staying in abuse just because of ‘love’ or ‘sorry’ is never the answer. I felt for Wuraola. I don’t think I’ve ever turned a page so much, engrossed in how the story would turn out. The ending was not at all what I expected, but as Yeye says, “… life was war, a series of battles with the occasional spell of good things.” #bookcontent #bookworm #aspellofgoodthings #booklover #bookjournal #ayobamiadebayo

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“Besides, what would be left of love without truth stretched beyond its limits.” Book Review: Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo Genre: Literary Fiction Swipe for book synopsis Pub: August 22, 2017 Rating: 5⭐️ Thoughts: Y’all, this book had me hooked from the first page! Akin and Yejide’s love story stirred up so many feelings—frustration, anger, empathy, disbelief. 😩 Set during Nigeria’s military coup, the book seamlessly weaves love and political chaos together. They start off as a young couple facing intense pressure from Akin’s family to have a child. When they can’t, things escalate dramatically—they even bring in a new young wife for Akin! 🫠 I had to keep reading to see how this all played out! The drama and turmoil of desperate actions when biology doesn’t match societal expectations is just heartbreaking. 🥺 Akin and Yejide’s love story is complicated, but it’s so captivating. Adebayo’s captivating writing had me fully immersed in the characters’ lives. The shocking twists kept me guessing until the end, leaving me with a mix of emotions. Having both Yejide and Akin’s perspectives was intense—it added depth and helped me understand their actions better. 😩 Overall, “Stay with Me” beautifully explores themes of love and longing, reminding us of its enduring power even in adversity. I highly recommend it for an unforgettable read. I’m still recovering from the ending! 🥺💖 . . #StayWithMe #AyobamiAdebayo #bestbooks #LiteraryFiction #bookrec #fivestarread #greatreads #bookishgirl #whatimreading #diversereads #whatiread #africanbooks #bookwrapup #NigerianAuthors #BookishThoughts #AfricanLiterature #blackgirlreads #currentread #booksandplants #whattoreadnext #historicalfictionbooks #toberead #wellreadblackgirl #readingwrapup #blackbookstagram #bookreviewblog #kindlereads #WhatToRead #bookishcommunity #blackwomenread

An absolutely stunning book finished off on a lazy Sunday afternoon (between naps). It tells the story of two young people coming of age in Nigeria with very different backgrounds, a touching tale of sacrifice, what the heart wants and human need. #ayobamiadebayo you are a new favourite author and I’ll be buying Stay With Me very soon #bookstagram #booknerd #waterstonesderby #waterstones #ayobamiadegboyega

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✨BACK IN STOCK✨ 📌STAY WITH ME: Yejide and Akin have been married since they met and fell in love at university. Though many expected Akin to take several wives, he and Yejide have always agreed: polygamy is not for them. But four years into their marriage—after consulting fertility doctors and healers, trying strange teas and unlikely cures—Yejide is still not pregnant. She assumes she still has time—until her family arrives 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. An electrifying novel of enormous emotional power, Stay With Me asks how much we can sacrifice for the sake of family.🏷️GHS140 📌A SPELL OF GOOD THINGS: 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 and Eniola’s lives become intertwined. In her breathtaking second novel, Ayobami Adebayo shines her light on Nigeria, on the gaping divide between the haves and the have-nots, and the shared humanity that lives in between.🏷️GHS150 ✨DM/Call/WhatsApp or visit our website to shop✨ 🚚Fast & Reliable Nationwide Delivery📦 #staywithmebook #aspellofgoodthings #ouidabooks #africanfiction #bookstagrammers #literature #readersofinstagram #readings #bookaddict #booksonbooks #bookstababesx3 #readershubbookstore #accragh #booklovers #ayobamiadebayo #ınstabooks #shareall #likeallways #igexplorepage #books

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#JournalduneBookAddictAnniversary 6/7 Reste avec moi - Ayobami Adebayo • « Après leur rencontre à l’Université d’Ifé, Yejide et Akinyele décident de faire leur vie ensemble. Quatre ans plus tard, le couple n’a toujours pas d’enfant. Akin, étant l’aîné de sa fratrie, a pour devoir d’engendrer une descendance afin de perpétuer le nom de la famille. Les consultations auprès de spécialistes et les traitements s’enchaînent pour Yejide, le tout sans succès. Jusqu’au jour où sa belle-famille décide « d’offrir » une seconde épouse à son mari, qui elle pourra lui donner une descendance. Pour les deux amoureux, c’est un combat qui s’engage afin de maintenir l’harmonie de leur couple et donner enfin naissance à cet enfant tant attendu quitte à consentir à certains sacrifices. » • Ce livre ne fait pas l’unanimité mais il a été un véritable page turner pour moi. S’aimer c’est bien. Mais l’amour dans un couple peut-il résister aux pressions familiales, sociales, notamment celle de l’enfant? C’est cette thématique que développe l’autrice sur fond d’histoire politique du Nigeria dans les années 80. Entre cachotteries et non-dits, la tension monte jusqu’aux révélations ultimes. Cela dit, étant professionnelle de la santé, j’ai quand même vu venir certaines choses. Si vous souhaitez lire une histoire de couple peu commune, confronté aux hauts et bas du mariage dans lesquels toute la complexité de l’humain fait surface, vous êtes au bon endroit. Et Ayobami Adebayo confirme le talent des autrices Nigérianes que je ne peux que vous recommander de façon générale. J’ai hâte de lire sa récente œuvre Au temps des damnés et des bénis. Et vous? La connaissiez-vous? Avez-vous déjà lu une ou ses deux œuvres? Les commentaires sont ouverts. #Bookstagram #BookAddict #BookLover #LittératureAfricaine #Nigeria #ResteAvecMoi #AyobamiAdebayo

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✨ Review✨ “Stay With Me” by Ayobami Adebayo. I read this book 7 years ago and just revisited it. It had me so emotionally engaged, beautifully written & I cried. It’s about Yejide & Akin, a married couple heartbreakingly struggling to conceive. The relatives pushing towards polygamy, Yejide will go to great lengths to avoid another wife and her pressure to conceive becomes tortuous. Set in Nigeria during the 1980s, the societal, political, & cultural commentary is palpable. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ . . . . . . #bookstagram #staywithme #staywithmeayobamiadebayo #ayobamiadebayo #heartbreakbook #marriagebooks #romancebooks #bookclub #bookclubofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #readmorebooks #readersgonnaread #readersofinstagram #readeveryday #bookclubpick

BOOK REVIEW📚 Hmmn! I'm almost scared to review this book. I know I have a lot to say but I also don't think I have enough words to convince anyone just how good this book is. Stay With Me follows the marriage of Yejide and Akin, their love, secrets and their painful journey to having children of their own. This book was heartbreaking in so many ways. It's a book I looked forward to reading so I believe I read every review that was ever written before reading for myself, I can say I was prepared for the heaviness that this book came with. It's a carefully thought out story. As someone who isn't big on having children, I really couldn't relate to all the lengths Yejide and Akin went to just to have kids but this book is written in a way that I could sympathise with them, their losses felt real to me, every heartbreaking twist in the story resonated deeply with me. It took me weeks to finish this book because I kept taking breaks in between. I've read a lot of heavy books this month(the likes of Tomorrow I become a woman and Ogadinma), I needed to give my headspace time to heal if that makes sense lol Overall this book is so well written! I really loved reading it. When I found out the story behind the title "Stay with me" and the dress on the cover, I almost cried lol. I really loved this book. I'm so happy I read it @ayobamidebayo is a well known name in the literary world and with this book I understand why. I absolutely recommend this book for everyone. I wasn't too satisfied with the ending but I think it's solely based on sentiments for me lol. This is a beautiful book. 4/5 🌟 PS: Got this copy from @bookpeddlerng #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #readersofinstagram #nigerianbooks #staywithme #ayobamiadebayo #africanbooks #nanbyenreads

New cover alert! 🥰 After a government edict cut his father’s job, Eniola’s family has been struggling to survive. His secondary school teachers beat him because of his unpaid fees, and his parents are behind on the rent and cannot pay for his apprenticeship at a tailoring shop. Nevertheless, he strives to make himself useful, folding wrappers and trying to forget about how he’s taunted by schoolmates. Wuraola, the daughter of the tailoring shop’s most valued customer, is an exhausted young doctor who can barely catch any sleep as she works long hours in a public hospital. After her boyfriend proposes, their relationship accelerates towards marriage even as his darker side is exposed, risking her family’s spell of good things. Meanwhile, Eniola becomes caught in a tangle of decisions that will bring him into collision with political forces in the city, and harm his family and Wuraola’s in the process. Following the lives of Eniola, Wuraola and their relatives, the novel traces the entwined fates of two families in a Nigerian city, one with all the fortune in the world and one that cannot catch a break. ✅ Available: 140 cedis #aspellofgoodthings #ayobamiadebayo #newcover #paperbackedition

The CRAZIEST thing happened to me today! I was walking by the bookstore, and out of nowhere, I tripped! Everything was a blur. The next thing I know, these three books were in my hands. I know right, that's so craaaazy! Just goes to show how careful we need to be when we are in these streets, it's not safe out there! Be careful when you're walking out there, make sure you watch your step or you can end up like me. Books In The Frame [I repeat, the books that somehow ended up in my hands!] From left to right: 1. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 2. Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo 3. Stories, 1904 - 1924 by Franz Kafka #fredrikbackman #amancalledove #ayobamiadebayo #staywithme #franzkafka #bookhaul #bookstagram #smallbookstagrammer #bookblog

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Li o livro “Fique comigo”, escrito pela Ayòbámi Adébáyò, em uma leitura coletiva com a @fe.entrelivros . Nós tínhamos planejado ler três capítulos por dia e terminar em 14 dias, só que a leitura foi tão envolvente que terminamos antes. O livro, que é ambientado na Nigéria, conta a história do casal casal Akin e Yejide. Após 4 anos de casamento e sem filhos, a família do Akin começa a questionar o casamento e até impõe que ele se case com uma nova esposa, porém Yejide - que na infância sofreu muito com as madrastas - tinha deixado claro para Akin antes do casamento que ela não queria uma relação poligâmica. Não tendo outra alternativa a não ser aceitar Fumni, a segunda esposa, o casamento deles começa a ruir depois disso. Mesmo Yejide sendo uma mulher forte e independente, ela se vê presa na cultura do seu país, uma cultura diferente da nossa em alguns aspectos e muito semelhante em outros. Uma sociedade patriarcal onde a mulher só é considerada bem sucedida se tiver muitos filhos (de preferência homens!) para o seu marido. O livro trouxe uma versão real do amor. Também mostrou a dor de Yejide em querer ter seu marido a todo custo e fazer o que for preciso para manter seu casamento e ser uma boa esposa. E o livro coloca o dedo na ferida ao expor até onde alguém é capaz de machucar pra se proteger. Parece ser uma história previsível, mas não é. Senti raiva, fiquei chocada, senti compaixão e muita curiosidade. A narrativa foi tão bem construída que tornou o livro viciante. No fim da história aconteceu algo que eu achei que não foi bem trabalhado e não posso contar o que foi porque seria um baita spoiler, porém vou passar pano pra isso porque eu amei o livro e vou seguir dando nota 5, até porque eu terminei ele e fiquei uns minutos olhando para o nada pensando em todas as reviravoltas que aconteceram. Nota: 5/5 Número de páginas: 240 Livro 22 de 2024. #livroseacepipes #literatura #livro #fiquecomigo #ayobamiadebayo #livros #book #bookaddict #bookaholic #livrosemaislivros #bookstagram #books #leitores #booklover #bookreview #instalivro #leia #leiamais #bookrecommendations #bookstan #booktok #bookblogger #bookstanbrasil #resenhaliteraria #igliterario

@poplaura.b m’a attrapé la veste pour que je lise enfin 💎Reste avec moi💎. C’est chose faite, et votre petite go est passée par mille émotions ! J’ai mis du temps à rentrer dedans et avais peur d’être un peu déçue, alors que toutes les critiques semblaient dithyrambiques (en fait: non) L’autrice nous conte l’histoire d’amour de Yejide et Akin sur fond de dictature dans le Nigeria des années 80 à 2008. Yejide a grandi un peu esseulée avec des belles-mères odieuses (les co-épouses de son père qui lui-même lui reproche la m*et de sa mère à sa naissance). Elle trouve enfin l’amour auprès d’Akin. Ils finissent par se marier. Les années passent, mais Yejide ne tombe pas enceinte, dans une société où les traditions et la pression familiale sont particulièrement lourdes. Commence alors une longue et traumatisante quête de parentalité. J’ai trouvé le début un peu long à se mettre en place, mais une fois que la quête commence, on se laisse attraper par les émotions et tourments des personnages. On éprouve tout à tour de la peine, de la colère, du soulagement… et le ressenti est amplifié par la narration tournante entre les deux personnages: la mise en perspective de leurs deux points de vue sur leurs quête et pertes est archi prenante. Ce livre aborde des thématiques très difficiles : le désir de maternité, l’infertilité, la perte d’un enfant, la maladie et le f*m*n*c*de. Mais il s’agit vraiment d’un très beau livre🥹💖 Et comme le dit @lusibilit l’ancrage politique apporte beaucoup (allez lire sa chronique!) (Not me qui fait le petit mannequin) . . . . . . . . . . . #bookstagram #overbookees #nigeria #blackauthor #ayobamiadebayo #pal #readingtime

Ayobami Adebayo, the Women's Prize shortlisted author of Stay With Me, unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession and political corruption. Eniola is tall for his age, a boy who looks like a man. His father has lost his job, so Eniola spends his days running errands for the local tailor, collecting newspapers and begging, 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 family friends. When a local politician takes an interest in Eniola and sudden violence shatters a family party, Wuraola and Eniola's lives become intertwined. In this breathtaking novel, Ayobami Adebayo shines her light on Nigeria, on the gaping divide between the haves and the have-nots, and the shared humanity that lives in between. Get your copy @educate_yourself_ltd www.eys.co.ke 📌 Ground Floor, Westgate Mall 📌 Ground Floor, Broadwalk Mall #books #bookstagram #book #booklover #reading #bookworm #bookstagrammer #bookish #read #booknerd #bookaddict #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #instabook #bookaholic #bookshelf #booksbooksbooks #reader #readersofinstagram #booklove #instabooks #art #literature #author #kenya #nairobi #booktok #ayobamiadebayo #aspellofgoodthings

🎙️✨ Embarque conosco em uma viagem pela vibrante cultura nigeriana na companhia de Maria Elisa Britto! 📚💫 No mais recente episódio do Clube Literadelas, mergulhamos nas páginas de “Fique Comigo” da aclamada autora Ayobami Adebayo. Uma conversa reveladora espera por você! 🌟✍️ Disponível agora no Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts e Deezer. Clique no link da bio para se encantar com essa fascinante jornada literária! 🚀 #PodcastLiteradelas #AyobamiAdebayo #FiqueComigo #CulturaNigeriana #ConversaLiterária

From the Women’s Prize-shortlisted author of Stay With Me, comes this story about family secrets and bonds, thwarted hope and the brutal realities of life in a society rife with inequality. Pat Barker describes it as “A moving story, skilfully told … whose intertwined narratives combine to produce an insightful portrait of an unequal and deeply divided society moving towards a terrible crisis. A Spell of Good Things is both gripping and memorable” Available on Loot #aspellforgoodthings #ayobamiadebayo #literaryfiction #sareaders #sabookstagrammers #bookish #bookworm #booklove #booksofinsta #jonathanballpublishers #jonathanball #jbp #bookcommunity #booksbooksbooks #bookstaexplore #bookstagramza #bookrecommendations #bookrecs

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✨BACK IN STOCK✨ 📌STAY WITH ME: Yejide and Akin just want to be a young, happily married couple but then then fate turns them a cold shoulder and shadows them with deceit, death, heartache, and infidelity. Their story takes a turn towards hope and new life in the end.🏷️GHs120 📌A SPELL OF GOOD THINGS: 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.🏷️GHS150 ✨DM/Call/WhatsApp or visit our website to order✨ 🚚Fast & Reliable Nationwide Delivery✨ #staywithme #ouidabooks #bookloversunite #booknerds #weekendreads #africannovels #booktubers #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #bookonreview #bookstotheworld #african #readers #reading📖 #ayobamiadebayo #accraghana #kumasigh #bookstagram

Yejide and Akin have been married since they met and fell in love at university. Though many expected Akin to take several wives, he and Yejide have always agreed: polygamy is not for them. But four years into their marriage—after consulting fertility doctors and healers, trying strange teas and unlikely cures—Yejide is still not pregnant. She assumes she still has time—until her family arrives 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. An electrifying novel of enormous emotional power, Stay With Me asks how much we can sacrifice for the sake of family. Genre: African fiction Price: N5,500 only. Send a DM to order #staywithme #ayobamiadebayo #africanfiction #abujabooklovers #abujabooks #abujabookshops #abujaliving #abuja

Ayobami Adebayo, the celebrated author of Stay With Me unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession, and political corruption. 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 and Eniola’s lives become intertwined. In her breathtaking second novel, Ayobami Adebayo shines her light on Nigeria, on the gaping divide between the haves and the have-nots, and the shared humanity that lives in between. Genre: African fiction Price: N6,500 only. Send a DM to order #aspellofgoodthings #ayobamiadebayo #africanfiction #abujabooklovers #abujabooks #abujabookshops #abujaliving #abuja

Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo “If the burden is too much and stays too long, even love bends, cracks, comes close to breaking and sometimes does break. But even when it’s in a thousand pieces around your feet, that doesn’t mean it’s no longer love.” ⚠️ check trigger warnings ⚠️ I deeply resonated with Yejide, the FMC in this story. I know what it feels like to want a child so badly you would do anything just short of criminal to have a baby. My husband and I suffered through infertility for 4 years before our first son joined our family. We did 2 rounds of IVF and ended up with nothing. Our boys are donated embryos. I carried both of them but they are not our biological children. The grief and deep depression and the heartbreak of our difficult journey will always be with me. There’s so much more to our story so reach out if you want to know more about us. I’m more than willing to talk with anyone about infertility and IVF ❤️ • • • #books #booksta #bookworm #bookishbabe #bookstagrambabe #bookreader #booklover #moodreader #reading #readingisfun #readersofinstagram #goodreadsbookchallenge2024 #staywithme #ayobamiadebayo #infertility #infertilityawareness #iam1in8 #ivf #embryodonation #embryoadoption

Que tal “Dicas Literárias, você gosta?! Alguém tem algum desses livros abaixo na estante?! 🤔 🧐 Estes são alguns dos que quero ler em 2024! E você, quais os que vai ler?! Passa para o lado e confere. Me diz se você já leu algum e o que achou?! 👉 #dicasliterarias #nemtudotemqueserseu #editorapimavera #jamiattenberg #sortudas #dawinoporter #belomundoondevoceesta #companhiadasletras #sallyrooney #aherancadosbemaventurados #editoraharpercollins #ayobamiadebayo #longedasaldeias #editoradublinense #robertsonfrizero #conversassobrepolitica #editoranacional #rubemalves

I have decided to start with one of the most heartbreaking books I've read recently: Stay with Me by Ayòbami Adébáyo, published in 2017 and winner of the Prix Les Afriques in 2020. - Decidi começar com um dos livros mais destruídores de corações que li nos últimos tempos: Fique Comigo, escrito por Ayòbami Adébáyo, publicado em 2017 e que ganhou o Prix Les Afriques em 2020. - #staywithme #ayobamiadebayo #bookrecommendation #booklovers #heartbreakingread #contemporaryfiction #bookishcommunity #womenwriters #prixlesafriques #fiquecomigo #recomendaçãodelivro #livros #ficçãocontemporânea #leiamulheres #booklovers

Waiting ceases being a chore and becomes infinitely pleasurable when there’s a book in hand. When I’m reading in cafés, I am the epitome of patience and I can wait for hours on end 😊 Today’s book is A Spell of Good Things by the Nigerian author Ayobami Adebayo. It’s the story of a boy called Emilia and a girl called Wuraola. #bookstagram #reading #readingincafes #librarybook #readinglife #ayobamiadebayo #canongatebooks #aspellofgodthings #greedyreadersbooks #thegreedyreader

Eniola is tall for his age, a boy who looks like a man. His father has lost his job, so Eniola spends his days running errands for the local tailor and begging, 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 family friends. When a local politician takes an interest in Eniola and sudden violence shatters a family party, Wuraola and Eniola's lives become unexpectedly intertwined. In this breathtaking novel, Ayobami Adebayo shines her light on Nigeria, the gaping divides in its society, and the shared humanity that lives in between. Available at Exclusive Books #aspellforgoodthings #ayobamiadebayo #literaryfiction #sareaders #sabookstagrammers #bookish #bookworm #booklove #booksofinsta #jonathanballpublishers #jonathanball #jbp #bookcommunity #booksbooksbooks #bookstaexplore #bookstagramza #bookrecommendations #bookrecs

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Stay With Me @ayobamidebayo “What would be left of love without truth stretched beyond its limits, without those better versions of ourselves that we present as the only ones that exist?” A story spanning from 1980-2008 set in Nigeria amongst the backdrop of socio-political unrest. We follow Yejide and Akin on their journey to try and become parents. Yejide faces pressure from everywhere to get pregnant and enter motherhood and is judged so highly for being unable to do this for Akin, resulting in everyone claiming she’s not enough because she’s not a mum. It all changes when Akins mother suggests he take in another wife to get the job done that Yejide can’t. We look at the extents people go to, to uphold familial and societal expectations. A tale of love, loss, longing and hope. What lengths would you go to? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. #bookstagram #bookworm #bookcomunnity #booklover #reading #booktok #bookreccommendations #bookish #diversebooks #staywithmeayobamiadebayo #ayobamiadebayo

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Kicking off Good Friday with a book review! ✨ Stay With Me, Ayobami Adebayo Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Stay With Me tells the heartbreaking story of Yejide and Akin, who after 4 years of marriage are struggling to conceive after many interventions. Eventually, Akin is "forced" to take a second wife and this is where the story unfolds. What a beautiful, heartbreaking story. I adored this book and Yejide, who is such a strong, endearing character that was beautifully written. Her experiences are perfectly woven into her character, which felt so realistic. Though at times flawed, I was still rooting for Yejide and this ran true for a few of the characters. I loved getting insight into Nigerian culture and Nigeria's history - which shamefully I knew nothing about before reading this book. The political background contrasted against everyday life was done brilliantly, demonstrating how life does "go on" no matter what's going on. I'm so glad I picked this book up and it will (excuse the pun) stay with me for a while. It was an emotional rollercoaster, dealing with love, loss, grief, marriage and fertility struggles. I highly recommend picking this up!

🗺 Alles wat had kunnen zijn, geschreven door Ayobami Adebayo Washington september 2023 het Boek van de maand bij @hebbannl en volkomen terecht. Wat een indrukwekkend verhaal. Neem.de tijd als je dit boek gaat lezen, want dat verdient het. In Alles wat had kunnen zijn maak je kennis met Eniola en Wuraola, die beiden in totaal andere omstandigheden leven. Wuraola staat aan het begin van een carrière als arts, terwijl in het gezin van Eniola de eindjes met moeite en soms ook niet, aan elkaar geknoopt kunnen worden. Wuraola verlooft zich met Kunle, een man met politieke ambities. Eniola werkt op een zeker moment voor Kunnen, waardoor hun levens met elkaar in aanraking komen. Het boek is doorspekt met woorden uit het Yoruba; dit leest niet altijd even gemakkelijk, maar laat je er niet door weerhouden. Het versterkt namelijk wel het gegeven dat je een boek leest over een wereld zo totaal anders dan onze Westerse wereld. Ook het feit dat het verhaal vanuit Eniola's leven en vanuit Wuraola's leven wordt verteld, geeft een goed beeld van dat het een wezenlijk verschil maakt waar je opgroeit. Toch is ook duidelijk dat in welvaart opgroeien niet gelijk staat aan geluk. Er komt een hoop voorbij: huiselijk geweld, machtsmisbruik, verschil tussen arm en rijk, de status van de vrouw etc Een prachtig gelaagd verhaal, wat rustig van gang gaat, maar je niet meer loslaat. Ook niet nadat je het boek hebt dichtgeslagen. Dankzij Hebban deze parel ook gaan lezen. Dank voor het onder mijn aandacht brengen. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5) #alleswathadkunnenzijn #ayobamiadebayo #hebbanboekvandemaand #hebbanreadingchallenge #bookblogger #bookstagrammer #roman #nigeria #boekperweek #bibliotheek #indrukwekkend #familieverhoudingen #literatuur #uitgeverijsignatuur @ayobamidebayo @debibliotheek @biebzaanstreek

With Easter holidays right around the corner, I popped to my local #library yesterday to have a little mooch and came away with these beauties. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel a bit of pressure to be reading the latest release / a book that everyone is talking about / something that has been recommended. Yesterday I shook that off and went old school. I perused the shelves and picked up the books that sang to me - maybe that’s why most have orange in the spines (my favourite colour) 😂 I’m excited for this collection though. Are there any here you’ve read or that are on your list? I know I was lucky to snag Kairos and that’s one I’ve been keeping my eye out for. My lad breaks up today and I’ve got next week off too, so looking forward to some lovely walks and just chilling out with the family. Happy cusp-of-Easter-holidays to you all 🐣

Ayobami Adebayo, the celebrated author of Stay With Me unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession, and political corruption. 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 and Eniola’s lives become intertwined. In her breathtaking second novel, Ayobami Adebayo shines her light on Nigeria, on the gaping divide between the haves and the have-nots, and the shared humanity that lives in between. N6,500 #lenzbookhub #ayobamiadebayo #bookshopinabuja #literaryfiction

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Het laatste weekend van de Boekenweek staat voor de deur! Heb jij al een boek gekocht deze Boekenweek? Wij hebben nog enkele tips die perfect passen bij het thema van dit jaar 'Bij ons in de familie'! 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧📚⁠ ⁠ ✨ 'Alles wat had kunnen zijn' van Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀: een betoverende en hartverscheurende roman over familiegeheimen, hoop en leven in een samenleving vol ongelijkheid.⁠ ⁠ ✨ 'De geheimen van de bodhiboom' van Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai: over familiegeheimen, verborgen trauma’s en de allesoverheersende kracht van vergeving⁠ ⁠ ✨ 'Ergens anders' van Alexis Schaitkin: in een afgelegen gemeenschap worden meisjes echtgenotes en echtgenotes moeders. Maar sommige moeders verdwijnen...⁠ ⁠ ✨ 'De halve maan' van Mary Beth Keane: scherp geobserveerde en meeslepende roman over het huwelijk. ⁠ ⁠ ✨ 'De terugblik' van Juan Gabriel Vásquez: fascinerend familie-epos over een Colombiaans gezin dat in de ban raakt van Mao’s communisme.⁠ ⁠ Op zoek naar meer tips voor de Boekenweek? 👉 Link in bio!⁠ ⁠ Volg @awbrunaromans voor meer romans, literatuur en leestips 📖✨

✨✨ Book 4/9 ✨✨ 📖~ Stay With Me 🖊️~ @ayobamidebayo 🙋🏽~ @thoby_mkeyz For this month we are reading “Stay With Me”…Another read sets in the backdrop of Nigeria. In this novel Ayòbámi Adébáyò gives a voice to a couple as they tell the story of their marriage, and circumstances threaten to break them apart. Let’s see how the story unfolds…😉 We can’t wait to discuss this😊 #staywithme #ayobamiadebayo #bookreveal #bookteaser #bookclubsofsa #bookaholic #bookart #staywithmebook #bookstagram #bookblog #bookcommunity #booklove

BOOK REVIEW | Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo I tandem read the audiobook and ebook from my library (thank you Libby!) and I’m so glad I did it this way. The audiobook gave me a chance to know how to properly pronounce the characters names and the places in the books. The narrator was absolutely fantastic. The way they told the story was like you were listening to someone dramatically recount something they saw and it was such a treat to listen to the production. Stay With Me takes place in Nigeria and follows the marriage of Yjide and Akin and their journey through fertility and polygamy. Both Yjide and Akin agreed early on polygamy wasn’t for them, Yjide wanted to be the only wife and Akin only wanted Yjide since the moment they met. But Akin’s family gets pushy when after years of marriage, Yjide is still not pregnant. They force a second wife on Akin and thus starts the wild ride that Stay With Me was. Stay With Me was a very deep and dark story at times, so please check your TWs. But this story kept me guessing. Not once did I predict the twists and turns this book took. There was one thing that I semi-accurately predicted but even then I wasn’t 100% right. Women’s fiction is not usually something I gravitate towards, but this story was really good! It was a book I wasn’t expecting, I went in blind, but after a bit, I couldn’t stop reading. My one criticism is that I did feel the story ended abruptly. I did like the ending, but I was left with a feeling of “oh, it’s over?” QOTD | what’s a book that you couldn’t predict what would happen next? #staywithme #ayobamiadebayo #penguinrandomhouse #paperbackloveaffair #paperbackloveaffairreview #womensfiction #librarybooks #nigeriabooks #bipocbookstagram #readdiversebooks

Ahhh, I'm in the ICU working today! I'm totally here for it! It's a beautiful day to keep people alive! Course being outside in the beautiful weather would be nice as well, but that's not today's news. It's #whatsnewwednesday and I've got bookmail! This is my favorite part of ig! Sharing all these new releases with you! Let's see what's up this week! 🤝 Aftershock 🤝 by Zhang Ling OUT NOW In the summer of 1976, an earthquake swallows up a city in China. Among the thousands of people scrambling for survival is a mother who makes an agonizing decision that changes her life and those of her children. In that devastating second, her seven-year-old daughter, Xiaodeng, is separated from her brother and the mother she loves and trusts. All Xiaodeng remembers of the fateful morning is betrayal. Thank you to @otrpr for my gifted copy. 🌴 In A Not So Perfect World 🌴 by Neely Tubati Alexander OUT NOW Sloan, is up for her dream job as a designer for a top video game company. During the interview, though, she somehow promises the all-male panel that she’ll remain single and fully dedicated to the work. It’s actually fine after her last boyfriend cheated on her, she vowed to focus on her career anyway. Only she has a really hot neighbor, and they're gonna take a trip. Thank you to @harperperennial for my gifted copy. 🇳🇬 A Spell of Good Things 🇳🇬 by Ayobami Adebayo OUT NOW Eniola, a boy who looks like a man. His father has lost his job, and he spends his days running errands for the local tailor, begging when he must, and 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. An act of violence will bring these two together. Thank you to @vintageanchorbooks for my gifted copy. QOTD Which one of these would you start with?

RESTE AVEC MOI Ayobami Adebayo Récit ☕☕☕☕ Charme 🍪🍪🍪🍪 Un roman qui était dans ma pal depuis un moment et dont j'ai savouré la lecture. Dans un récit très fluide, avec plusieurs temporalités et plusieurs voix, on découvre le destin d'une femme, Yejide, qui se voit obligée de partager son mari avec sa deuxième femme. J'ai beaucoup aimé être plongée dans la culture du Nigeria, en apprendre plus sur la condition des femmes du pays et être prise dans une histoire qui parle du couple, de la maternité, de la stérilité, de la maladie. Une jolie surprise donc et une belle lecture qui me donne envie de découvrir d'autres romans sur les femmes en Afrique. Qui a lu ce roman par ici ? #lecture #bookstagram #booklover #passionlecture #avislecture #livrestagram #ayobamiadebayo #resteavecmoi #jailu

Me "I think my next read will be light hearted" , also me *picks up Stay With Me as my next read* What can I say, my mood reading takes over once again 😅 This book has been on my tbr for a while, and I'm about a third of the way in. So far I'm really enjoying but I think it'll cover some heartbreaking topics! What's your current read? Let me know below 👇🏼

Review published as promised yesterday. https://lindyloumacbookreviews.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-spell-of-good-things-by-ayobami.html #BookTwitter #BookReview #bookstagram #bookblogger #ayobamiadebayo @ayobamiadebayo

A dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession and political corruption. Available at Exclusive Books #aspellforgoodthings #ayobamiadebayo #literaryfiction #sareaders #sabookstagrammers #bookish #bookworm #booklove #booksofinsta #jonathanballpublishers #jonathanball #jbp #bookcommunity #booksbooksbooks #bookstaexplore #bookstagramza #bookrecommendations #bookrecs

Following two characters from very different walks of life, "A Spell of Good Things" is a social commentary on modern Nigeria. It's not a book to read if you want to feel the least bit happy, as it concerns unemployment, poverty, a failing educational system, corporal punishment, overwork, a struggling healthcare system, societal pressure to marry, domestic violence, and political corruption. Something it does really well is build each scene so that you fully understand the protagonists' decisions. But it's very much more a novel to appreciate than to enjoy. #ayobamiadebayo #aspellofgoodthings #bookerlonglist2023 #nigeriannovels #bookclub #marchread #dualnarrative #bookish #bibliophile #fiction