Wahala
£9.99
Ronke, Simi, Boo are three mixed-race friends living in London. They have the gift of two cultures, Nigerian and English, though they don’t all choose to see it that way. Everyday racism has never held them back, but now in their thirties, they question their future. Ronke wants a husband (he must be Nigerian); Boo enjoys (correction: endures) stay-at-home motherhood; while Simi, full of fashion career dreams, rolls her eyes as her boss refers to her ‘urban vibe’ yet again. When Isobel, a lethally glamorous friend from their past arrives in town, she is determined to fix their futures for them. Cracks in their friendship begin to appear, and it is soon obvious Isobel is not sorting but wrecking. When she is driven to a terrible act, the women are forced to reckon with a crime in their past that may just have repeated itself.
SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE 2023
‘”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 desperate 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’ *****
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