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Stay with Me
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
★★★★· Published 2017· 288 pages· read 2019
A Nigerian marriage strained to breaking by infertility and family pressure. Gutting.
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Trespasses
Louise Kennedy
Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a young teacher and an older married man. Kennedy writes tension you can feel in your chest. Excellent.
★ 5Ordinary Human Failings
Megan Nolan
A tabloid reporter circles an Irish family in London after a child dies, and Nolan slowly peels back what really happened. Bleak and beautifully written.
The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman
A lighthouse keeper and his wife keep a baby that washes ashore — and it wrecks everyone. Cried.