Published August 22nd 2017 by Knopf Publishing Group
260 pages | Goodreads Description: ❝Yejide and Akin have been married since they met and fell in love at university. Though many expected Akin to take several wives, he and Yejide have always agreed: polygamy is not for them. But four years into their marriage–after consulting fertility doctors and healers, trying strange teas and unlikely cures–Yejide is still not pregnant.
She assumes she still has time–until her family arrives on her doorstep with a young woman they introduce as Akin’s second wife. 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.❞ (end of description)
MY RATING: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
REVIEW
Yejide and Akin have been married for four years but have been unable to have children. Akin’s family is pressuring him to have a son (or daughter but preferably a son) and it has come to the point that he has taken a second wife in order to conceive. I don’t want to say more than what is described in the book cover, but know that there is much more than the simple description I just gave.
The novel is very complex and takes place in Nigeria. The story is told from the alternating points of view of Yejide and Akin. The characters are well drawn and there are many layers to each of them.
This book was a wonderful journey for me, it was emotionally draining but also satisfying and eloquently written. The author is amazing and I plan to read her next book.
Overall, I enjoyed it and highly recommend it to all readers.
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