Wahala
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vyprodáno |
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Internetová cena:
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223,00 Kč 
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Běžná cena:
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279,00 Kč |
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Zboží není skladem
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| Autor: |
Nikki May
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| Jazyk: |
anglicky |
| Vazba: |
měkká |
| Počet stran: |
384 |
| Formát: |
12,7 x 19,8 cm |
| ISBN/EAN: |
9781804990872 |
| Nakladatel: |
Penguin |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Edice: |
Současná beletrie
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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?
Review
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 novel. ― 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
About the Author
Born in Bristol and raised in Lagos, Nikki May is Anglo-Nigerian. At twenty, she dropped out of medical school, moved to London, and began a career in advertising, going on to run a successful agency. Her debut novel WAHALA was inspired by a long lunch with friends. It will be published around the world and is due to be turned into a major TV serial. Nikki lives in Dorset with her husband and two standard Schnauzers.
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