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Pre-order bestselling author Damilare Kuku’s new novel – WOMAN RENT MEN AND SECRETS HERE – that lays bare the double standards women face in relationships, sexuality and the unforgiving court of public opinion, coming soon.

‘Kuku’s stories are delectable and fun’ GUARDIAN

‘Queen of the banging book title . . . I loved it’ NIKKI MAY

‘Sharply observational, funny and profound’ BOLU BABALOLA

From the bestselling author of Nearly All the Men in Lagos are Mad comes a powerful polyphonic novel about family secrets, judgemental aunties and Brazilian butt lifts.

Freshly out of university, 20-year-old Temi has a clear plan for her future: she is going to surgically enlarge her backside, move to Lagos and meet a man who will love her senseless. When she finally finds the courage to tell her family, at the funeral of her beloved father, her announcement causes uproar – because in Nigerian families, none of your business is private. Not even if it’s about your bumbum. But as they try to cure Temi of what they consider to be insanity, the long-buried secrets that bind and separate them are spilled in the process. In the end, it seems like Temi might be the sanest one of them all . . .

Damilare Kuku uses her signature humour to reveal the ways a woman’s physical appearance can dictate her life and shows just how sharp the double-edged sword of beauty can be.

Publisher Review

Praise for Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad:

‘Sharply observational, funny and profound, this book is dynamic sociological satire that is as universal as it is specific’ Bolu Babalola, author of Reese’s Book Club pick Honey and Spice

‘Captures the experience of navigating the strange and wondrous world of love and intimacy in Africa’s most enigmatic city … Kuku’s stories are delectable and fun, but they also reveal the ridiculousness of gender expectations and the sexual politics that assign men and women rigid roles in intimate relationships’ Guardian

‘Witty and utterly enjoyable! At the heart of every story is a juicy scandal waiting to unfold. This is definitely the best of Lagos situationships in three hundred pages’ Sally Kenneth Dadzie, bestselling author of Stranger In Lagos

‘Kuku astounds with her presentation of modern day Lagos, Africa’s most notorious city that’s one of the fastest growing in the world’ Tatler

‘If you’re going through a break-up and need a pick-me-up, this is the one for you’ Huffington Post

‘Kuku’s provocative debut is a brilliant, witty, punchy account of the messiness of relationships’ Refinery29