STAY WITH ME. By Ayobami Adebayo

A magnificent novel which has been making waves around the world. Written by a very talented young Nigerian woman who continues to garner praise from top notch wordsmiths and critics at eclectic level.  For men, I think they must take note of the percipient yet different riveting emotions of women which come across as captivating, even frightening in this work. So, apparent childlessness can have such monumental effects from the prism of the pertinent woman? Why would a couple who seem ill-matched -  and are not even straightforward towards each other  - want to stay together anyway??  The writing style, the polyphonous approach and prose in this work is fantastic. By the way, again, how does Nigeria produce all this steady stream of world-class writers? From the early days of Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Chukwuemeka Ike, Elechi Amadi, Ola Rotimi, Flora Nwapa, Buchi Emecheta... In recent times, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Helon Habila, Lola Shoneyin, and now Ayobami Adebayo!

-         R Mokoena