OK, we'll tell her you dug the grave." It's the truth - str… - Ayobami Adebayo

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OK, we'll tell her you dug the grave." It's the truth - stretch, but still true. Besides, what would be left of love without truth stretched beyond its limits, without those better versions of ourselves that we present as the only ones that exist?

Ayobami Adebayo

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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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What would be left of love without truth stretched beyond its limits.

what would be left of love without truth stretched beyond its limits

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