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"If you are someone who gravitates toward emotional gut punch reads, allow me to introduce you to this spectacular debut..." BuzzFeed
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. Which is significant because...
3. On New Year's Eve, he died.
And here is one thing you should know about me:
1. I found him.
Bonus fact: No. I am not okay.
Someday, Maybe is a stunning, witty debut novel about a young woman's emotional journey through unimaginable loss, pulled along by her tight-knit Nigerian family, a posse of friends, and the love and laughter she shared with her husband.
"Incisive and witty. I couldn't put it down." Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström, internationally bestselling author of In Every Mirror She's Black
"A masterfully woven exposition on love and loss. Nwabineli is magic with words." Bolu Babalola, internationally bestselling author of Honey and Spice
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"Nwabineli's exceptional debut is a heartfelt and moving portrayal of grief and recovery in all its messiness...This is an excellent choice for book clubs and for readers who enjoy thought-provoking, deeply emotional fiction." Starred Review (Starred Review)
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"A powerful tale of a London widow whose photographer husband died by suicide...The genuine displays of emotion and sharp narrative will keep readers turning the pages." Publishers Weekly
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"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 the past. There is hope in these pages, and the promise of rebirth after losing so much." Derek Owusu, award-winning author of That Reminds Me
About the Author
Onyi Nwabineli is a Nigerian British head-wrap aficionado. Born in Benin, Nigeria, she grew up in Glasgow, the Isle of Man and Newcastle, and now lives in London. Onyi is the cofounder of Surviving Out Loud, a fund that provides fiscal support for survivors of sexual assault, and the founder of Black Pens (black-pens.com), a writing retreat for Black womxn. Someday, Maybe is her debut novel. www.Onyi-Nwabineli.com