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  • Published: 23 May 2023
  • ISBN: 9781804990872
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $26.00

Wahala

Three friends, three ‘perfect’ lives. Here Comes Trouble




Soon to be a high-budget BBC TV series, a major paperback re-launch for this acclaimed debut recommended on BBC Radio Two Book Club and Woman's Hour, published to rave reviews from Sunday Times and Guardian to Good Housekeeping, Stylist and Red.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES

'Full of food, humour and pitch-perfect observation' STYLIST
'Refreshing' SUNDAY TIMES
'Fun and juicy' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'Highly entertaining' GUARDIAN
'All the ride-or-die realness of female friendship' RED MAGAZINE

Three friends. Three 'perfect' lives. 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.


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' *****

  • Published: 23 May 2023
  • ISBN: 9781804990872
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $26.00

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