A stirring, intricately woven tale of grief, loss and the tenacity of the human spirit, Nwabineli’s powerful debut hardwired with feeling follows Eve in the aftermath of her husband’s unexpected death.
Stunningly honest and bursting with wit, Someday Maybe is the story of grief and resilience that you won't be able to stop talking about.
Here are three things you should know about my husband:
1. He was the great love of my life despite his penchant for going incommunicado.
2. He was, as far as I and everyone else could tell, perfectly happy.
3. On New Year's Eve, he killed himself.
And here is one thing you should know about me:
1. I found him.
Bonus fact: No. I am not okay.
Eve is left heartbroken by her husband's unexpected death, but everyone around her - her friends, her boisterous British-Nigerian family, her toxic mother-in-law - seems to be pushing her to move on. Unable to face the future, Eve begins looking back, delving through the history of her marriage in an attempt to understand where it went wrong. So begins an unconventional love story about loss, resilience, and a heroine bursting with rage and unexpected joy.
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
ISBN: 9780861543519
Number of pages: 352
Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 30 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'A masterfully woven exposition on love and loss... Nwabineli is magic with words, and manages to be at turns bitingly funny and heart-breakingly gutting.' - Bolu Babalola, author of Honey & Spice
'An exploration of one young woman's grief, Someday, Maybe is equal parts sorrow and joy, and debut writer Nwabineli one to watch.' - Red Magazine
'A beautiful and heartbreaking meditation on the layers of grief and love, the complicated expressions of human suffering and the courage it takes to let go of the past.' - Derek Owusu, author of That Reminds Me'Incisive and witty, this deeply moving debut about the many faces of grief took me on an oscillating journey of emotions. I couldn't put it down. Each richly developed character leaps off the page with vivid dimension through Onyi's razor-sharp voice. Fresh and original contemporary fiction from the diaspora I've long yearned for.' - Lola Akinmade Akerstroem, author of In Every Mirror She's Black
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