A New York Times Notable Book - One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Chicago Tribune, BuzzFeed, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Post, Southern Living, The Skimm A BEA Buzz Panel Selection - A Belletrist Book-of-the-Month - A Sarah Jessica Parker Book Club Selection - Shortlisted for the 2017 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction - Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize and the 9mobile Prize for Literature - Longlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize
"Powerfully magnetic. . . . In the lineage of great works by Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. . . . A thoroughly contemporary–and deeply moving–portrait of a marriage." –
The New York Times Book Review "An absolute must-read and a story that will be shared for many decades to come." –Emma Roberts,
Refinery29 "[A] stunning literary work [that] serves as both astute political commentary and unfolding mystery." –NPR
"Scorching, gripping, ultimately lovely." –Margaret Atwood,
Twitter "Powerful storytelling. . . . The story is ancient, but Adebayo imbues it with a vibrant, contemporary spirit." –
San Francisco Chronicle "Wise and deeply humane. . . . A powerfully affecting tale of love, loyalty, and betrayal." –Sarah Jessica Parker
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Stay With Me feels like a genre unto itself–a story that illustrates the necessity of hope and equality, but one that doesn't water down the challenges of realizing them." –
Vogue
"A triumph–a complex, deeply felt exploration of love, marriage and family amid cultural and political upheaval." –
Chicago Tribune
"A debut that marks the beginning of what should be a stunning career." –Goop
"Gorgeous. . . . Filled with big-hearted feelings and all kinds of female strength." –
Bustle
"[A] phenomenal novel. . . . Beautiful. . . . A layered story of love, sacrifice and hope . . . Adebayo's debut is undoubtedly one of the best reads of this year." –
Essence
"A kind of addictive African soap opera, set against the political chaos of Nigeria in the 1980s." –
People "A gut-wrenching tale of how wanting a child can wreck a woman, a marriage and a community. . . . Adebayo is surely a writer to watch." –
The Economist
"Forcefully affecting. . . . Adebayo's compassionate chronicle of a fraught marriage speaks to broader national fears, making this family drama feel like an epic." –
The Wall Street Journal
"Heartbreaking. . . . A story of complicated love teetering between tradition and modernity." –
W Magazine
"A work of intimate yet powerful–and even, at times, shocking–storytelling that will . . . make your world bigger." –
Elle
"A bright, big-hearted demonstration of female spirit, as well as the damage done by the boundlessness of male pride." –
The Guardian
"With lyrical prose, Adebayo explores how far a woman will go to save her marriage." –
Real Simple
"Powerful." –
BuzzFeed
"A heartbreakingly beautiful story about love, marriage, and expectation." –
Southern Living
"Adebayo's prose is a pleasure: immediate, unpretentious and flecked with whip-smart Nigerian-English dialogue." –
The Sunday Times (London)