Someday, Maybe
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4.5 • 10 Ratings
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
*Longlisted for the Diverse Book Awards*
'An astonishing debut, rich in both heartbreak and humour' Jendella Benson, author of Hope & Glory
Stunningly honest and bursting with wit, Someday Maybe is the story of grief and resilience that you won't be able to stop talking about
Here are three things you should know about my husband:
1. He was the great love of my life despite his penchant for going incommunicado
2. He was, as far as I and everyone else could tell, perfectly happy
3. On New Year’s Eve, he killed himself
And here is one thing you should know about me:
1. I found him.
Bonus fact: No. I am not okay
After her husband's unexpected death, everyone around Eve – her friends, her stifling Nigerian-British family, her toxic mother-in-law – is pushing her to move on. But Eve isn't ready to face the future yet. No, she intends to take to her bed like a consumptive Victorian lady, ignoring her mother's earnest prayers and her sister's cajoling.
Instead, Eve begins looking back, combing through her memories in an attempt to understand where it all went wrong.
So begins this very unconventional love story.
'A love story in retrospect, heartbreaking in its inevitablitiy but also shot through with moments of joy and humour.' Stylist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Nwabineli debuts with a powerful tale of a London widow whose photographer husband died by suicide. After Eve finds her husband, Quentin, dead on New Year's Eve, she struggles to find her equilibrium in the aftermath, turning to her close-knit Nigerian family's support, her best friend Bee, and benzos and barbiturates to survive. Having been with Quentin since their college years, Eve feels lost, and her behavior—which leads to publishing an online article suggesting the perfect cocktail of pharmaceuticals to address grief—results in her getting sacked from her magazine job. Matters are made worse by Eve's mother-in-law, Aspen, who blames Eve for the suicide of her only child, which complicates Eve's already-overwhelming grief. Just when it looks like Eve will never recover, a series of unexpected events and people show her a way to climb out of the depths of despair. Nwabineli credibly portrays Eve's gut-deep grief and her reckoning with the fact that she'll never know what darkness lay within her partner's thoughts. The author also skillfully sets up a series of surprising turns. The genuine displays of emotion and sharp narrative will keep readers turning the pages.
Customer Reviews
Someday, Maybe
I loved this book thoroughly. I had to continually pause and take breaks so I don’t break down in tears. An Amazing Read.
Beautifully Written
This book beautifully weaves humour through some very raw and complex subject matter. Highly recommended read!
Beautiful
I loved this book. So many moments are captured in such a brilliant, funny or heartbreaking way.