Ronke,Simi,Boo are three mixed-race friends living in London. They have the gift of two cultures,Nigerian and English. Not all of them choose to see it that way.
Everyday racism has never held them back,but now in their thirties,they question their future. Ronke wants a husband (he must be Nigerian); Boo enjoys (correction: endures) stay-at-home motherhood; while Simi,full of fashion career dreams,rolls her eyes as her boss refers to her urban vibe yet again.
When Isobel,a lethally glamorous friend from their past arrives in town,she is determined to fix their futures for them. Cracks in their friendship begin to appear,and it is soon obvious Isobel is not sorting but wrecking. When she is driven to a terrible act,the women are forced to reckon with a crime in their past that may just have repeated itself.
Explosive,hilarious and wildly entertaining,this razor-sharp tale of love,race and family will have you laughing,crying and gasping in horror. Fearlessly political about class,colourism and clothes,the spellbinding Wahala is for anyone who has ever cherished friendship,in all its forms.
Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdISBN: 9781804990872Number of pages: 384Weight: 265 gDimensions: 199 x 129 x 25 mm
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'I have a feeling this book is going to be huge! It examines friendships that are held together by the thinnest of threads,all the doubts and questions that come from the choices women face,self-destruction,good intentions,bad intentions and a creeping sense of... well,trouble.'- Marianne Cronin,author of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
'Bold,juicy and real! Wahala is tense and powerful,it's friendship at its best and its worst,and it's THE book to read this year!'-Lauren North,author of Safe at Home
'Dazzling and bursting with life. Wahala is as joyous,complex and all-encompassing as female friendship itself. I loved it.'-Tammy Cohen,author of The Wedding Party
'Wahala hooked me from page one and kept me enthralled till the (twist!) end. A riot of colour and noise,friendships,enemies,secrets,lies and soul food. Written with a lightness of touch. Insightful,clever,and honest. I will read anything and everything she writes.'- Ericka Waller,author of Dog Days
'Wow,what a debut! I was left wanting more - more of Ronke,Boo and Simi and more of Nikki's brilliant writing about food and friendship. Warm and fun,I loved watching the more sinister side to the story emerge. Fantastic!'- Sarah Pearse author ofThe Sanatorium
'Wildly entertaining.'- The Bookseller
'I couldn't get enough of the four women at the heart of Nikki May's utterly winning debut novel,Wahala. Every evening,I sank into my bubble bath,eager to return to the lives of May's deep and complex characters. Their loves and wahala ('trouble') brought to mind Sex and the City but felt more modern,more real. When I closed Nikki May's delicious,hilarious novel,I knew it was time to call my friends...time to get into some good wahala of my own.'- Amanda Eyre Ward author of The Jetsetters
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