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Adébáyò̦, Ayò̦bámi, 1988-2017

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This is the heart-breaking tale of what wanting a child can do to a person, a marriage and a family. This is a powerful and vivid story of what it means to love not wisely but too well. Yejide is hoping for a miracle, for a child. It is all her husband wants, all her mother-in-law wants, and she has tried everything, arduous pilgrimages, medical consultations, dances with prophets, appeals to God. But when her in-laws insist upon a new wife, it is too much for Yejide to bear. It will lead to jealousy, betrayal and despair. Unravelling against the social and political turbulence of 80s Nigeria, This novel sings with the voices, colours, joys and fears of its surroundings. This is a devastating story of the fragility of married love, the undoing of family, the wretchedness of grief, and the all- consuming bonds of motherhood. It is a tale about our desperate attempts to save ourselves and those we love from heartbreak.