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Stay with Me: A novel

A New York Times Notable Book - "A thoroughly contemporary--and deeply moving--portrait of a marriage.... In the lineage of great works by Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie." --The New York Times Book Review

Ilesa, Nigeria. Ever since they first met and fell in love at university, Yejide and Akin have agreed: polygamy is not for them. But ...show more

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272 pages

Average rating: 7.57

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Beeshort
Jan 31, 2024
8/10 stars
Beautiful novel, with unexpected twists & turns that highlight a couples struggle with infertility, loss, and emotional intimacy. Interwoven with Nigerian culture, which only adds more intrigue.
margardenlady
Dec 27, 2023
8/10 stars
This one was a heartbreaker. Yejide is a woman tormented. By infertility and a childhood without a mother. Her story book marriage becomes a nightmare of self recrimination in the face of traditional expectations of motherhood. Once she finally bears children, they are stricken with sickle cell disease. So much sadness.
ballie_hashem
Oct 02, 2023
9/10 stars
This book did so many things to me. It touched a rarely discussed topic dear to my heart - sickle cell anemia disease. It was authentic, almost tangible and my goodness Ayobami can weave tales!
caitiebarton
Jun 28, 2023
8/10 stars
I kept thinking it couldn’t get any worse and then… it did! Wild ride lol
paigeyj
Jun 28, 2023
7/10 stars
Loved this book! It was way more heartbreaking and tender than I expected & the *drama*. Oh my goodness.

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