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Yejide and Akin have been married since they met and fell in love at university. Though many expected Akin to take several wives, he and Yejide have always agreed: polygamy is not for them. But four years into their marriage after consulting fertility doctors and healers, trying strange teas and unlikely cures Yejide is still not pregnant. She assumes she still has time until her family arrives on her doorstep with a young woman they introduce as Akins second wife.
About the Author
Ayobami Adebayo's stories have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, and one was highly commended in the 2009 Commonwealth short story competition. She holds BA and MA degrees in Literature in English from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife. She also has an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia where she was awarded an international bursary for Creative Writing. Ayobami has been the recipient of fellowships and residencies from Ledig House, Hedgebrook, Threads, Ebedi Hills and Ox-Bow. STAY WITH ME- UK (Canongate, March 2017) , Nigeria (Ouida Books, April 2017) , US (Knopf, August 2017) , KENYA (Kwani? , August 2017) is her debut novel.
