Maybe she was one of those people for whom satisfaction lay… - Ayobami Adebayo

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Maybe she was one of those people for whom satisfaction lay only in the future, forever slightly out of reach.

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About Ayobami Adebayo

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ (born January 29, 1988) is a Nigerian writer.Her 2017 debut novel, Stay With Me, won the 9mobile Prize for Literature and the Prix Les Afriques. She was awarded The Future Awards Africa Prize for Arts and Culture in 2017.

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Native Name: Ayobami

Alternative Names: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

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