Mar 2, 2017 · Furious, shocked, and livid with jealousy, Yejide knows the only way to save her marriage is to get pregnant, which, finally, she does--but at a cost far greater than she could have dared to imagine. An electrifying novel of enormous emotional power, Stay With Me asks how much we can sacrifice for the sake of family.

Aug 22, 2017 · This celebrated, unforgettable first novel (“A bright, big-hearted demonstration of female spirit.” –The Guardian), shortlisted for the prestigious Women's Prize for Fiction and set in Nigeria, gives voice to both husband and wife as they tell the story of their marriage--and the forces that threaten to tear it apart.

Stay with Me is a novel written by Nigerian author Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀. It was first published in 2017, by Canongate Books in the UK and subsequently by Alfred A. Knopf in the US. [1][2][3] Yejide and Akinyele first met at a movie screening at the University of Ife, where they fell in love.

What is Stay With Me about? This novel narrates the emotional struggle of a Nigerian couple, Yejide and Akin, who desperately want a child. Their marriage faces turmoil when Akin’s family pressures him into taking a second wife.

Jul 10, 2018 · Furious, shocked, and livid with jealousy, Yejide knows the only way to save her marriage is to get pregnant. Which, finally, she does—but at a cost far greater than she could have dared to imagine.

Ever since they first met and fell in love at university, Yejide and Akin have agreed: polygamy is not for them. But four years into their marriage—after consulting fertility doctors and healers, and trying strange teas and unlikely cures—Yejide is still not pregnant.

Stay With Me (2017) is the debut literary novel of Nigerian Yorùbá author Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀. This nonlinear novel is told from two perspectives and gradually unravels the reasons behind a married couple’s 15-year estrangement.

“Stay with Me is a wise and deeply humane debut novel that unpeels the layers of politics in a marriage from the inside.” — Sarah Jessica Parker “An absolute must-read and a story that will be shared for many decades to come.”

Ever since they first met and fell in love at university, Yejide and Akin have agreed: polygamy is not for them. But four years into their marriage—after consulting fertility doctors and healers, and trying strange teas and unlikely cures—Yejide is still not pregnant.

Aug 19, 2017 · Set in Nigeria in the 1980s, Ayobami Adebayo's debut novel tells the story of a couple who desperately want to have a child, in a society where that's what's...