Someday, Maybe: A Novel - book cover
  • Publisher : Graydon House; Original edition
  • Published : 01 Nov 2022
  • Pages : 352
  • ISBN-10 : 1525899805
  • ISBN-13 : 9781525899805
  • Language : English

Someday, Maybe: A Novel

"If you are someone who gravitates toward emotional gut punch reads, allow me to introduce you to this spectacular debut…"-BuzzFeed
"A masterfully woven exposition on love and loss. Nwabineli is magic with words."-Bolu Babalola, internationally bestselling author of Honey and Spice
"An excellent choice for book clubs and for readers who enjoy thought-provoking, deeply emotional fiction."-Booklist *starred review*

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.
 
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 killed himself.And here is one thing you should know about me:  I found him.
Bonus fact: No. I am not okay.

"Incisive and witty. I couldn't put it down."-Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström, internationally bestselling author of In Every Mirror She's Black
"Onyi Nwabineli is an author to watch."-Brenda Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of The House on Blueberry Lane
"A blistering debut that packs a punch. Phenomenal."-Melissa Cummings-Quarry, Black Girls Book Club

Editorial Reviews

"A masterfully woven exposition on love and loss, of the undoing of us, of what it takes to heal. Nwabineli is magic with words, and manages to be at turns bitingly funny and heart-breakingly gutting. A book that acknowledges despair whilst encouraging hope."-Bolu Babalola, internationally bestselling author of Honey and Spice

"Nwabineli's exceptional debut is a heartfelt and moving portrayal of grief and recovery in all its messiness…This is an excellent choice for book clubs and for readers who enjoy thought-provoking, deeply emotional fiction."- *STARRED REVIEW* BOOKLIST

"Onyi Nwabineli's Someday, Maybe is a blistering debut that packs a punch. Phenomenal."-Melissa Cummings-Quarry, Black Girls Book Club

"Incisive and witty, this deeply moving debut about the many faces of grief took me on an oscillating journey of emotions. I couldn't put it down. Each richly developed character leaps off the page with vivid dimension through Onyi's razor-sharp voice. Fresh and original contemporary fiction from the Diaspora I've long yearned for."-Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström, internationally bestselling author of In Every Mirror She's Black

"If you are someone who gravitates toward emotional gut punch reads, allow me to introduce you to this spectacular debut…"-BUZZFEED

"Someday, Maybe is a powerful debut novel about young love, profound loss, and the possibility of hope. Onyi Nwabineli is an author to watch."-Brenda Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of The House on Blueberry Lane

"Nwabineli debuts with a powerful tale of a London widow whose photographer husband died by suicide… The genuine displays of emotion and sharp narrative will keep readers turning the pages."-PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"A beautiful and heartbreaking meditation on the layers of grief and love, the complicated expressions of human suffering and the courage it takes to let go the past. There is hope in these pages, and the promise of rebirth after losing so much."-Derek Owusu, award-winning author of <...

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