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Wahala: Three friends, three ‘perfect’ lives. Here Comes Trouble
Nikki May
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SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES
'"WAHALA" means trouble and there's plenty of it' GUARDIAN
'Full of food, humour and pitch-perfect observation' STYLIST
'All the ride-or-die realness of female friendship' RED MAGAZINE
Three friends.
Three 'perfect' lives (or so they pretend).
Here comes Trouble
Ronke wants Happily Ever After and 2.2. kids. She's dating Kayode and wants him to be 'the one'. Her friends think he's just another in a long line of dodgy Nigerian boyfriends.
Boo has just what Ronke wants - a kind husband, a gorgeous child. But she's frustrated, unfulfilled, and ... Read moredesperate to remember who she used to be.
Simi is the golden one with the perfect lifestyle and a career. No one knows she's crippled by impostor syndrome and tempted to pack it all in each time her boss mentions her 'urban vibe.' Her husband thinks they're trying for a baby. She's not.
When the high-flying, charismatic Isobel explodes into the group, she seems to bring out the best in each woman. But the more Isobel intervenes, the more chaos she sows, until Ronke, Simi, and Boo's lifelong friendship begins to crack. How close to the edge will she push them?
READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH WAHALA
'This book is absolute fire. I could not put it down. Fantastically written, the story is so engaging and tense. Sexy, dark, addictive. What an incredible novel' ***** Reader review
'Dark and addictive with a surprising twist (that i won't give away!) and Nikki's writing is completely flawless' *****
'I couldn't believe it was a debut. I couldn't put it down. Nikki May has written a fantastic story of friendship, revenge and jealousy' *****
'Wonderful characters with plenty of rich and vibrant detail of their shared culture from hair to food' *****
WINNER OF THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT NEWCOMER AWARD
LONGLISTED FOR THE GOLDSBORO BOOKS GLASS BELL and the DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS
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Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
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About Nikki May
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. ... Read moreNikki 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. Twitter/X: @NikkiOMay Instagram: @NikkiMayWriter Show Less
Reviews for Wahala: Three friends, three ‘perfect’ lives. Here Comes Trouble
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 ... Read morenovel.
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
Pull up a seat at the brunch table for this delicious debut novel as the lives of three women are unsettled by a seductive interloper. WAHALA is like the best gossip with friends: witty, tense, addictive
ABIGAIL DEAN, author of GIRL A
A fun and juicy read with a dash of drama, just like all the best friendships
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
I just raced through Wahala. Nikki May writes so well about friendship, food, fashion and the many ways modern women can stumble in their careers and personal lives
CLARE CHAMBERS, author of SMALL PLEASURES
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 of THE SANATORIUM
A funny, tragic, piercing portrait of modern women and friendship written in glittering and discerning prose
EMMA STONEX, Author of THE LAMPLIGHTERS
WAHALA delivers! Nikki's style is warm and comforting on one page and razor-sharp on the next. There's a twist folks, and it's not one I saw coming.
LIZZY DENT, author of THE SUMMER JOB and THE SET-UP
Sometimes it's not enough to just read a novel, you actually want to climb inside it. I adored hanging out with Ronke, Boo and Simi and I miss them already.
CLARE POOLEY, author of THE AUTHENTICITY PROJECT
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
Sharp, precise, unapologetic, modern. In one word, Exquisite!
Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström, author of IN EVERY MIRROR SHE'S BLACK
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
LOVED Wahala. Funny and sharp - I completely fell in love with the characters. Definitely one to add to your list
LAURA MARSHALL, Author of FRIEND REQUEST
Dark, fresh, compelling - all about female friendship and with an outstanding cast of vibrant loveable (and not-so-loveable) characters
ELIZABETH KAY, Author of SEVEN LIES
Fast-paced and filled with witty dialogue, and the book explores the depth and complexity of friendships between women
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Wildly entertaining
THE BOOKSELLER
I LOVED this absolute cracker of a book about the cuckoo in the next and a toxic female friendship. Highly recommended
LIZ NUGENT, author of LYING IN WAIT and OUR LITTLE CRUELTIES
I loved hanging out with Ronke, Simi and Boo. A brilliant portrayal of how complicated friendships can sometimes be
NINA POTTELL
This story draws you in and spits you out, breathless. Echoes of Atwood's The Robber Bride but so its own thing. A treat.
KATE SAWYER, author of THE STRANDING
A heady mix of friendship, dark comedy and murder. WAHALA is razor-sharp
OK! MAGAZINE
May's nuanced exploration of race and gender makes this refreshing. This will leave readers intrigued to see what May does next
PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY
A terrific, witty debut
I-NEWS
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
This gripping debut is a journey of friendship, revenge and finding your true self
STYLIST MAGAZINE
Nikki May builds a propulsive reading experience as she slowly reveals Isobel's manipulations while keeping the reasons behind them hidden. Compelling character studies of each of the women don't shy away from the jealousies and judgements that sometimes make the line between friend and enemy razor thin...A fascinating look at the dark side of female friendship
KIRKUS
A funny brilliant read
BELLA
This will satisfy hungry appetites and blow your thriller taste buds. Deliciously spicy
HEAT MAGAZINE, Read of the Week
Nikki May's sharp and funny debut novel is a delight on many levels. WAHALA bursts with life from start to finish
DAILY EXPRESS, 'Books of 2022'
May seamlessly weaves love, betrayal, self-reflection, and Nigerian food, clothing, and customs into this fast-paced debut...Fans of domestic suspense will revel in this tale of friendship, family, and forgiveness, set in the cultural milieu of Lagos
LIBRARY JOURNAL
Sharp and darkly witty
CULTURE FLY
A rapid and wildly hilarious page-turner
COUNTRY AND TOWN HOUSE
A hotly tipped debut for 2022
DAILY EXPRESS
WAHALA combines a frank and daring exploration of modern female friendship with a dark, punchy thriller
WOMAN AND HOME
Fabulously fun
PRIMA MAGAZINE
May's skill for weaving together entertaining personal problems with a wistfulness for Nigerian food, customs and culture is unparalleled. WAHALA is hard to put down - an energetic, entertaining interrogation of a fundamentally flawed friendship
I-NEWS
Refreshing and original. Exhilarating
SUNDAY TIMES, Best Popular Fiction of 2022
Contemporary female friendship goes glam in this lively debut novel with remarkable depth
WASHINGTON POST
I would definitely recommend this book to friends. I already have!
Recommended Read, BBC Radio 2 Book Club
Sharply observed ... sophisticated and culturally adept ... May is a masterful chronicler of Black upper-middle-class lie and ennui in Britain. WAHALA is both great fun and extremely smart in how it captures some of the central issues in modern city living: women's evolving roles in home and work, interracial relationships and multicultural identity, the current competition that runs through so many friendships and daily interactions and, most of all, how easily intimacy can morph into enmity
NPR.ORG
This gripping debut is a journey of friendship, revenge and finding your true self
STYLIST MAGAZINE
Witty-wity-edge. Its humour is pin sharp
THE SHIFT, Sam Baker's Summer Reading
A dazzling, rich and efferverscent read. It's relevant and full of life. The killer edge was unexpectedly shocking. Just fantastic in every way
NB MAGAZINE
A glorious read
STYLIST MAGAZINE, 'The Style List'
Spicy as Aunty K's moin moin, satisfying as a plate of Ronke's jollof rice
SAGA MAGAZINE
Pacy, fun and gripping ... May wanted to write "a brown Sex and the City, or a brown Big Little Lies" - we reckon WAHALA could be just as big
EVENING STANDARD, Faces of 2022
Like "Sex and the City" but set in London. And with mystery. And murder
COSMOPOLITAN
The upshot is a funny, slightly murdery story about three women and their wahala, or "trouble" - their boyfriends, their professional aspirations, and their weaves
GLAMOUR MAGAZINE
The novel's strength lies in May's attention to her main character's identities. May's breezy prose is well-suited to these moments of casual intimacy, unfolding over drinks, at the hairdresser's or at the kitchen table, where all the best gossip takes place
NEW YORK TIMES
WAHALA combines a frank and daring exploration of modern female friendship with a dark, punchy thriller
WOMAN AND HOME
Some of the smartest reading fun I've had all year
DAISY BUCHANAN
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