Check out these fab British exports at the bookstore this winter

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This winter in studying, we’ve acquired some fab British exports to stay up for — by means of Pakistan and Nigeria. These 3 titles by debut novelists would possibly range by matter, however they’re all contemporary, humorous, and attention-grabbing of their portrayal of protagonists straddling completely different cultures. 

Wahala 

Nikki Might (Customized Home)
“Wahala” follows a trio of Anglo-Nigerian BFFs, all with their very own busy lives. Certain, the whole lot is a little bit of a multitude — Ronke has a boyfriend who might or might not ever commit, Boo has a husband and delightful baby, however feels misplaced in motherhood, and Simi has a glam life-style and a husband who’s below the impression that she needs youngsters (she doesn't). However when an outdated pal named Isobel begins hanging out with the group, 4 is a crowd — and generally it looks as if Isobel’s intentions are something however harmless. 

Would I Lie To You?

Aliyah Ali-Afzal (Grand Central Publishing) 
Faiza suits in with the well-groomed moms at her kids’s personal college — no straightforward feat, given her childhood spent being bullied for being Pakistani. However all this becoming in has come at a value; particularly, all the cash in her household’s “emergency” fund, which she has used to pay for raffle tables right here, ski classes there, and maintaining appearances. When her husband Tom will get laid off from his finance job, he thinks their emergency fund can float them till he finds a brand new job. In an effort to maintain him from studying the reality, Faiza resorts to determined measures. 

Yinka, The place Is Your Huzband?

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn (Pamela Dorman Books)
Yinka is a thirtysomething British-Nigerian girl with a stable job, an Oxford schooling, and loads of good buddies. By all accounts, she’s acquired all of it. However at any time when she attends household occasions, the unhappy chorus is at all times the identical: “The place is your huzband?” It’s not that she isn’t wanting — however issues haven’t labored out. When her cousin will get engaged, Yinka decides it’s time to get severe with a spreadsheet and a willpower to succeed.