Nominated for the Booker Prize 2019 Shortlisted for the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction Korede is bitter. How could she not be? Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola's third boyfriend in a row is dead. Korede's practicality is the sisters' saving grace. She knows the best solutions for cleaning blood, the trunk of her car is big enough for a body, and she keeps Ayoola from posting pictures of her dinner to Instagram when she should be mourning her "missing" boyfriend. Not that she gets any credit. A kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where Korede works is the bright spot in her life. She dreams of the day when he will realize they're perfect for each other. But one day Ayoola shows up to the hospital uninvited and he takes notice. When he asks Korede for Ayoola's phone number, she must reckon with what her sister has become and what she will do about it. Sharp as nails and full of deadpan wit, Oyinkan Braithwaite has written a deliciously deadly debut that's as fun as it is frightening. "A literary sensation." GUARDIAN "A bombshell of a book... Sharp, explosive, hilarious." NEW YORK TIMES "Glittering and funny... A stiletto slipped between the ribs and through the left ventricle of the heart."
© 2019 W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781528813150
Release date
Audiobook: 3 January 2019
Nominated for the Booker Prize 2019 Shortlisted for the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction Korede is bitter. How could she not be? Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola's third boyfriend in a row is dead. Korede's practicality is the sisters' saving grace. She knows the best solutions for cleaning blood, the trunk of her car is big enough for a body, and she keeps Ayoola from posting pictures of her dinner to Instagram when she should be mourning her "missing" boyfriend. Not that she gets any credit. A kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where Korede works is the bright spot in her life. She dreams of the day when he will realize they're perfect for each other. But one day Ayoola shows up to the hospital uninvited and he takes notice. When he asks Korede for Ayoola's phone number, she must reckon with what her sister has become and what she will do about it. Sharp as nails and full of deadpan wit, Oyinkan Braithwaite has written a deliciously deadly debut that's as fun as it is frightening. "A literary sensation." GUARDIAN "A bombshell of a book... Sharp, explosive, hilarious." NEW YORK TIMES "Glittering and funny... A stiletto slipped between the ribs and through the left ventricle of the heart."
© 2019 W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781528813150
Release date
Audiobook: 3 January 2019
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Sanju
31 Aug 2022
I am fascinated by the fact that I liked this book. Don't get me wrong this was not an all time favourite for me but I enjoyed my time with it. I connected briefly with the characters but at times, I do think the story was a bit far fetched. The concept was great & the fact that the protagonist succumbs to her fate was my only issue. The character started out great but became kinda clueless at the end. The fact she is ready to go with the flow, made me sad & skeptical.
PRAKASH
5 May 2020
Writing style is impressive, but the story
Shaz
22 Nov 2022
Beautifully performed. Entertaining mic of crime and drama about the legacy of violence and greed.
Riya
11 Dec 2020
It was all right. Not a thriller though.
Shivani
8 Sept 2020
It was good...
Deeksha
8 Oct 2021
This is a read which one needs to pick up when in confusion or in need of something entertaining. I wish I could add extra stars for the narration.
Qureshi
14 Jun 2021
Very slow and nothing special!?very boring.just keep waiting for turn and twist that never came.
Pareena
1 Aug 2020
The story is pretty okay but audiobook is damn book
Aishwarya
23 Jan 2023
The narration was greatHad expectations on this but okay
Ankita
2 Jul 2021
Didn't like what the narrator does for the sake of her sister,🙏😱
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