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Her life. Her rules. Finally.
Anuri Chinasa has had enough. And really, who can blame her? She was the unwilling star of her stepmother’s social media empire before “momfluencers” were even a thing. For years, Ophelia documented every birthday, every skinned knee, every milestone and meltdown for millions of strangers to fawn over and pick apart.
Now, at twenty-five, Anuri is desperate to put her way-too-public past behind her and start living on her own terms. But it’s not going so great. She can barely walk down the street without someone recognizing her, and the fraught relationship with her father has fallen apart. Then there’s her PhD application (still unfinished) and her drinking problem (still going strong). When every detail of her childhood was so intensely scrutinized, how can she tell what she really wants?
Still, Ophelia is never far away and has made it clear she won’t go down without a fight. With Noelle, Anuri’s five-year-old half sister now being forced down the same path, Anuri discovers she has a new mission in life…
To take back control of the family narrative.
Through biting wit and heartfelt introspection, this darkly humorous story dives deep into the deceptive allure of a picture-perfect existence, the overexposure of children in social media and the excitement of self-discovery.
Anuri Chinasa has had enough. And really, who can blame her? She was the unwilling star of her stepmother’s social media empire before “momfluencers” were even a thing. For years, Ophelia documented every birthday, every skinned knee, every milestone and meltdown for millions of strangers to fawn over and pick apart.
Now, at twenty-five, Anuri is desperate to put her way-too-public past behind her and start living on her own terms. But it’s not going so great. She can barely walk down the street without someone recognizing her, and the fraught relationship with her father has fallen apart. Then there’s her PhD application (still unfinished) and her drinking problem (still going strong). When every detail of her childhood was so intensely scrutinized, how can she tell what she really wants?
Still, Ophelia is never far away and has made it clear she won’t go down without a fight. With Noelle, Anuri’s five-year-old half sister now being forced down the same path, Anuri discovers she has a new mission in life…
To take back control of the family narrative.
Through biting wit and heartfelt introspection, this darkly humorous story dives deep into the deceptive allure of a picture-perfect existence, the overexposure of children in social media and the excitement of self-discovery.
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Prisca Ogbuogebe
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Characters change and growDiverse charactersMulti-layered characters
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“the issue of children being used as piggy banks by their parents using social media has always been something i've been against, because it affects them psychologically and causes them to act out,it happens. and what i love about this (after onyi's beautiful writing) is that it explores it so well. I had a wonderful time reading this.”Diverse charactersMulti-layered charactersBeautifully writtenDescriptive writingRealistic settingThought-provoking
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“As she did in Someday Maybe, Nwabineli crafts painstakingly a set of interpersonal interactions among family and chosen family to demonstrate the workings of emotional intelligence. The story about social media child exploitation and momfluencing is rich enough to carry it, but it’s easy to lose this thread in the emotionally intense interactions among characters. Not a complaint though. Love a novel that tries to model what healthy relationships among flawed people look like.”
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“Absolute page turner! Loved the concept and the exploration of the effect that using children as unwilling participants of family content has on the kids as they grow up. I loved the main character’s depth and the portrayal of true friendship and what it means to have a supportive village.”
Believable charactersMulti-layered charactersDescriptive writingEasy to readAddictiveSuspensefulRealistic setting
About Onyi Nwabineli
Onyi Nwabineli is a Nigerian British head-wrap aficionado. Born in Benin, Nigeria, she grew up in Glasgow, the Isle of Man and Newcastle, and now lives in London. Onyi is the cofounder of Surviving Out Loud, a fund that provides fiscal support for survivors of sexual assault, and the founder of Black Pens (black-pens.com), a writing retreat for Black womxn. Someday, Maybe is her debut novel. www.Onyi-Nwabineli.com
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