The List

Yomi Adegoke

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- €19.99

- €19.99

The instant Top 5 Sunday Times bestseller

'The Book Of The Summer’ VOGUE

'A page-turning read about the dark side of social media' STYLIST

‘Topical, heartfelt, provocative’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO

‘Impossible to put down’ PAULA HAWKINS

‘A page-turner that you can’t second guess’ THE TIMES

‘Fans of Yellowface will love The List’ RED MAGAZINE

ONLINE RUMOURS. REAL LIFE TROUBLE.

Ola Olajide, a high-profile journalist at Womxxxn magazine, is marrying the love of her life in one month's time. She and her fiancé Michael seem to have it all.

That is, until one morning when they both wake up to the same message:

‘Oh my god, have you seen The List?’

It began as a list of anonymous allegations about abusive men. Now it's been published online. Ola made her name breaking exactly this type of story. But today, Michael's name is on there.

Will the truth behind The List change everything for both of them?

An Evening Standard and The Times book of the year.

*SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES*

‘Explosive … Every book club should read this’ SYMEON BROWN

‘The book that everyone’s talking about’ INDEPENDENT

‘Terrifyingly good' RUTH JONES

READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE LIST:

‘WOW! I could not put this down. I would give it six stars if I could!’

‘Gripping, with twists and turns that keep you hooked until the very end’

‘SO GOOD. Perfect for book clubs … like Such a Fun Age’

Yomi Adegoke's book 'The List' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2023-08-07.

Reviews

‘A page-turning read about the dark side of social media’ STYLIST

‘A total page-turner on the underbelly of life online’ BBC WOMAN'S HOUR

‘One of the hottest books of the year… Topical and vital’ MARIE CLAIRE

‘The Book Of The Summer… Sure to inspire frenzied debate’ VOGUE

'Blistering… a love story for our times’ HARPER'S BAZAAR

‘Impossible to put down. The hype is real’ INDEPENDENT

‘Fun and thought-provoking… A book that's just right for our times’ HARPER'S BAZAAR

‘Punchy, topical and hugely thought-provoking’ GLAMOUR

‘The hottest book of the summer… an incredible commentary on the internet’ BBC RADIO LONDON

‘A gripping social nightmare’ OBSERVER

‘One of the most anticipated books of the summer’ GUARDIAN

‘A compulsive read’ HEAT MAGAZINE

‘Topical, heartfelt, provocative’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO

‘The perfect summer read’ PAULA HAWKINS

‘An enthralling, razor-sharp, witty page-turner’ BOLU BABALOLA

‘Phenomenal’ ABI DARÉ

‘Utterly compelling, immersive and addictive’ SARA COLLINS

'Full of sharp wit and exacting observation’ DIANA EVANS

‘A biting, chilling, prescient page-turner’ DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE

‘Whip-smart and thought-provoking’ RUTH WARE

‘Addictive… will set off a million debates’ ANNIE LORD

‘Unputdownable' NELS ABBEY

‘Explosive … Every book club should read this’ SYMEON BROWN

APPLE BOOKS REVIEW

It’s rare to see a tricky topic like cancel culture evaluated with the nuance it deserves, but Yomi Adegoke, in her debut novel The List, makes her astute observations of online mob mentality and the weaknesses inherent to accountability rhetoric look easy. The story centres on Ola and Michael—both young Black media professionals who have enjoyed a certain level of Instagram fame ever since their engagement photo went viral. In the weeks leading up to their wedding, the couple are rocked by an anonymous accusation of harassment and abuse, levelled at Michael, that throws their engagement into jeopardy. Adegoke pulls the threads of Ola and Michael’s internal and external conflicts together seamlessly, as Ola seeks to reconcile her love for Michael with her integrity and need for the truth, while Michael’s conscience wrestles with his despair as the life he has worked so hard to build rapidly begins to fall apart. The couple’s frantic, individual desperation to keep their ugly circumstances as private as possible as they quietly get to the bottom of things clashing with the visibility and volume that comes in tandem with going viral on the internet, makes for unputdownable reading. The payoff is the jaw-dropping ending, whereby the remorseless architect of Ola and Michael’s downfall is finally revealed to the reader. Sharp, measured and thoroughly riveting, The List raises difficult questions—and Adegoke doesn’t shy away from presenting some complex answers.

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