A stunning and witty debut novel about a young woman\u2019s emotional journey through unimaginable loss, pulled along by her tight-knit Nigerian family, a posse of new friends, and the love and laughter she shared with her husband. Onyi Nwabineli is a fresh new voice for fans of Yaa Gyasi, Queenie and I May Destroy You.<\/p>\n
Here are three things you should know about my husband:
\n1. He was the great love of my life despite his penchant for going incommunicado.
\n2. He was, as far as I and everyone else could tell, perfectly happy. Which is significant because\u2026
\n3. On New Year\u2019s Eve, he committed suicide.<\/p>\n
And here is one thing you should know about me:
\n1. I found him.<\/p>\n
Bonus fact: No. I am not okay.<\/p>\n
After her husband’s unexpected death, everyone around Eve – her friends, her stifling Nigerian-British family, her toxic mother-in-law – is pushing her to move on. But Eve isn’t ready to face the future yet. No, she intends to take to her bed like a consumptive Victorian lady, ignoring her mother’s earnest prayers and her sister’s cajoling. Instead, Eve begins looking back, combing through her memories in an attempt to understand where it all went wrong.<\/p>\n
So begins this very unconventional love story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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