Wahala

Refreshing and original. Portrays a London steeped in the colours and sounds of Lagos * SUNDAY TIMES, Best popular fiction books of 2022 so far *Full of food, humour and pitch-perfect observation * STYLIST MAGAZINE, Books you cannot miss in 2022 *All the ride or die realness of female friendship is captured perfectly in this funny, multi-layered, just-another-chapter-before-you-turn-out-the-light novel. * RED MAGAZINE *This is the book on everyone’s lips…a razor-sharp book about friendship that will have you on the edge of your seat. With a cast of engaging characters, this bold tale of friendship, race and love will leave you marvelling at this fresh new voice in fiction. One of 2022’s most exciting debuts * MY WEEKLY, Editor’s Pick *It’s surprising, it’s fun, it’s incredibly funny and will give you characters you’ll take to your heart in all their flawed glory, keeping you hooked to the very last page * Editor’s Choice, BBC Radio 4 ‘Open Book’ *Beautifully written and fabulously fresh debut. It’s sad, funny, clever and contains important messages. Utterly addictive and my hands-down favourite this week * DAILY MAIL *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 *A gloriously biting story of secrets and friendships * FABULOUS MAGAZINE *“Wahala’ means ‘trouble’ and there’s plenty of it in this entertaining debut. A fascinating, funny and nuanced look at identity and female friendship * GUARDIAN *Has all the makings of a modern blockbuster * VOGUE *

Born in Bristol and raised in Lagos, Nikki May is Anglo-Nigerian. Her critically acclaimed debut novel WAHALA won the Comedy Women In Print New Voice Prize, was longlisted for the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award and the Diverse Books Award, and is being turned into a major BBC TV drama series. THIS MOTHERLESS LAND is her second novel.

Nikki lives in Dorset with her husband, two standard Schnauzers and way too many books. She should be working on her third book but is probably reading.

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