Described by Margaret Atwood as Scorching, gripping, ultimately lovely, this shortlist contender for the 2017 Baileys Prize follows Yejides struggles for a child against a climate of family pressure and the social and political upheavals of 1980s Nigeria. This first novel from powerful emerging voice Ayobami Adebayo has been noted as ideal for reading groups and reminiscent of the work of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Zadie Smith.