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Someday, Maybe

by Onyi Nwabineli
Adjoa Andoh
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  • A LIBRARYREADS PICK
    "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:
  • He was the great love of my life despite his penchant for going incommunicado.
  • He was, as far as I and everyone else could tell, perfectly happy. Which is significant because...
  • On New Year's Eve, he died.

    • And here is one thing you should know about me:
  • 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
    Don't miss Onyi Nwabineli's next stunning page-turner, ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, where a former kidfluencer must overcome her toxic family, reclaim her identity and, ultimately, find the freedom to be herself...

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    • Release date

      November 1, 2022

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      • OverDrive Listen audiobook

        • ISBN: 9781488215193
        • File size: 320402 KB
        • Duration: 11:07:30

    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • AudioFile Magazine
        Adjoa Andoh is an energetic and passionate presenter in this brutally honest, extremely personal yet completely fictional look at the ravages of suicide on those left behind. Eve is the one to find her seemingly happy husband's body. Andoh tugs on all the emotions in her heartfelt performance. Eve's confusion, grief, and anger are believably conveyed. For those who have firsthand experience with a similar traumatic event, this audiobook might be best avoided. Andoh is to be admired for so capably delivering such sensitive content. Listeners will feel Eve's mourning keenly, as well as her confusion. This unique listening experience pays tribute to the importance of today's mental health movement. M.R. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
      • Booklist

        October 1, 2022
        Eve Ezenwa-Morrow is not okay. On New Year's Eve, her husband, Quentin, died by suicide. Although Eve has a strong support network in her close-knit Nigerian British family and her best friend and coworker, Bee, the realization that nothing will ever be the same has frozen her in place. Eve's sister Gloria, a take-charge attorney, does her best to run interference between Eve and her nightmare mother-in-law, Aspen, who seems determined to hurt Eve through her increasingly pushy and cruel demands, and her brother Nate, a happy-go-lucky young man, becomes Eve's rock. As time passes, Eve starts to come to terms with her emotions, but it's a stop-and-start process full of tears, anger, and memories of Quentin--until hope comes from an unexpected and surprising place. Nwabineli's exceptional debut is a heartfelt and moving portrayal of grief and recovery in all its messiness. By the end, there's a sense that Eve has made it through the worst, but there's no artificial happy ending--just a woman doing her best to move forward with the family and friends who stood with her during her darkest moments. This is an excellent choice for book clubs and for readers who enjoy thought-provoking, deeply emotional fiction.

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      • Library Journal

        June 10, 2024

        Adjoa Andoh gives a strong performance as a widow who has to keep living. After her husband Quentin's suicide, Eve Ezenwa-Morrow spends weeks in bed. All she thinks about is how she didn't see any warning signs, and there wasn't a note. Eve's close-knit Nigerian British family and best friend take care of her, while her venomous mother-in-law frequently calls to blame her for Quentin's death. When the pain of staying home becomes too much, Eve returns to work. This starts a chain of events that encourages her to stop spiraling and ponder what's next. Grief and loss are constant in Nwabineli's emotional debut. Andoh's sensitive narration brings out the depths of Eve's sorrow but balances it with skillful depictions of her family's laid-back personas. Her facility with accents is impressive, as demonstrated in one scene where she performs as all five family members, speaking in Igbo, British English, and British slang. While the family takes a backseat in later chapters, they bring out the best and worst of Eve, making her a well-rounded character. VERDICT Although the first two parts of Eve's journey are better than the last, this audiobook makes a good book club read. Includes an author's note with resources.--Anjelica Rufus-Barnes

        Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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