Wahala - Nikki May Gebunden

Contemporary female friendship goes glam in this lively debut novel with remarkable depth. -- Washington Post Great fun and extremely smart. -- npr.org NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY Vogue * Marie Claire * Glamour * Essence * Oprah Daily * Entertainment Weekly * Bustle * PopSugar * CrimeReads * and more! An incisive and exhilarating debut novel following three Anglo-Nigerian best friends and the lethally glamorous fourth woman who infiltrates their group-the most unforgettable girls since Carrie Miranda Charlotte and Samantha. Ronke wants happily ever after and 2.2. kids. She's da ting Kayode and wants him to be the one (perfect like her dead father). Her friends think he's just another in a long line of dodgy Nigerian boyfriends. Boo has everything Ronke wants-a kind husband gorgeous child. But she's frustrated unfulfilled plagued by guilt and desperate to remember who she used to be. Simi is the golden one with the perfect lifestyle. 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 it seems at first she's bringing out the best in each woman. (She gets Simi an interview in Shanghai! Goes jogging with Boo!) But the more Isobel intervenes the more chaos she sows and Ronke Simi and Boo's close friendship begins to crack. A sharp modern take on friendship ambition culture and betrayal Wahala (trouble) is an unforgettable novel from a brilliant new voice.