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Wahala
- Three friends, three ‘perfect’ lives. Here Comes Trouble
- Narrated by: Natalie Simpson
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Sex and the City with a killer edge for fans of Queenie, Expectation and My Sister, the Serial Killer.
See me, see trouble
Ronke, Simi and Boo are three mixed-race friends living in London. They have the gift of two cultures, Nigerian and English, though they don't all choose to see it that way.
Everyday racism has never held them back, but now in their 30s, they question their future. Ronke wants a husband (he must be Nigerian); Boo enjoys (correction: endures) stay-at-home motherhood; while Simi, full of fashion career dreams, rolls her eyes as her boss refers to her 'urban vibe' yet again.
When Isobel, a lethally glamorous friend from their past, arrives in town, she is determined to fix their futures for them.
Cracks in their friendship begin to appear, and it is soon obvious Isobel is not sorting but wrecking. When she is driven to a terrible act, the women are forced to reckon with a crime in their past that may just have repeated itself.
A darkly comic and bitingly subversive take on love, race and family, Wahala will have you laughing, crying and gasping in horror. Boldly political about class, colourism and cooking, here is a truly inclusive tale that will speak to anyone who has ever cherished friendship, in all its forms.
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- Mrs. T. F. Johnston-N'dour
- 02-03-22
Natalie Simpson's narration
Great book but what really made it for me was Natalie Simpson's narration. Top notch! well done!
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- Amazon buyer
- 25-09-23
Unputdownable
Such an easy read but at the same time still engaging. It is rare to find a book that has both qualities. I enjoyed reading about characters of colour too, as it seems quite a rarity.
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- Kindle Customer
- 23-01-22
WOW WAHALA
Loved this! kept me interested and entertained throughout, I love the prominence of culture friendship and fun as well as the representation of drama and common situations we have all encountered in some way shape or form. I read mixed audible and Kindle couldn't leave it alone
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- Mimi Berchie
- 20-01-22
Enjoyable
I found it really refreshing to read a contemporary novel mixing African and British heritage.
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- M.certified
- 11-03-22
Ok
Great ending but really dragged at the beginning and could have stood to be a good 2-3 hours shorter.
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- Miss Jaime L. Roberts
- 13-02-22
Fabulous listen
Although it was a fairly predictable story, this didn't take away from how nicely written it was. Really felt like I knew the characters very well by the end and Ranke was a firm fave all through out. Wonderful narration.
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- Isabelle Gill
- 17-02-22
Gripping
Loved it - just had to finish work early to sit and listen to the last hour! Slightly drags in the middle before it gets to the action but well worth the wait. Loved how the food ground the story so much and made it feel so culturally rich. Beautifully narrated too.
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- Chidinma Ogbonnaya
- 23-03-22
Story was great! The narrator tried!
The story was wonderful. My heart was palpitating and I was stuck not wanting the book to finish and wanting to find out how it would play out. Whilst the narrator did a great job for the most part, I could tell she was not Nigerian and the way she pronounced a lot of words and accents, took something away from the experience. One could tell that she tried. Yet! If I was not Nigerian, it would have been okay.
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- Amy Joanne Thomson
- 06-07-22
loved it!
I really enjoyed this book, the story is great and I love how it all weaved together at the end. The narration was good and it was a quick enjoyable read.
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- MC
- 11-02-24
Great Listen
Was a bit difficult to get into at first with the various characters and their perspective back and present stories. But glad I stuck with it. Was an intresting listening and invited you into the world of Nigerian culture with the alightment of European culture. The Nollywood twist at the end was griping but a shame our villain didn't get their just desserts. Very intriguing how all three main characters relationships where tested to the limits, broken down and rebuilt. The one thing that threw me was the justification of the villian which seemed very weak.
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