{"product_id":"an-evening-with-nikki-may","title":"An Evening with Nikki May","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe're so excited to welcome Nikki May to the store for a live book club event! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNikki's novel Wahala was a Rare Birds Book Club pick in January; we'll be sitting down with the author to hear all about the book and so much more. It's not one you want to miss! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTickets are £5 and can be redeemed against any purchase on the evening of the event - including our exclusive special edition cover of Wahala. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRonke, Simi, Boo are three mixed-race friends living in London. They have the gift of two cultures, Nigerian and English. Not all of them choose to see it that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEveryday racism has never held them back, but now in their thirties, 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eurban vibe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eyet again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplosive, hilarious and wildly entertaining, this razor-sharp tale of love, race and family will have you laughing, crying and gasping in horror. Fearlessly political about class, colourism and clothes, the spellbinding\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWahala\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis for anyone who has ever cherished friendship, in all its forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Bristol and raised in Lagos, NIKKI MAY is Anglo-Nigerian. At twenty,\u003cbr\u003eshe dropped out of medical school, moved to London, and began a career in\u003cbr\u003eadvertising, going on to run a successful agency. Her debut novel WAHALA was\u003cbr\u003einspired by a long lunch with friends. It will be published around the world and\u003cbr\u003eis due to be turned into a major TV serial. Nikki lives in Dorset with her husband\u003cbr\u003eand two standard Schnauzers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you have any questions regarding the event or to request additional accessibility accommodations please contact hello@rarebirdsbooks.live\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Birds Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43757709787393,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/products\/AnEveningWithNikkiMay.png?v=1676288795","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/an-evening-with-nikki-may","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}