A review by shimmery
Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

4.0

What I liked about this book was that it does a really good job of showing how we experience macro/political events alongside what happens on a micro/personal level in our lives. The story of Yejide and Akin’s marriage and struggle to start a family is told against a backdrop of the political unrest in Nigeria in the 1980s, which at times pales in comparison to their personal struggles and at other times exacerbates them. An emotional read that handles complexity really well.