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SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO AWARD 2026

Readers are falling hard for Cursed Daughters…

‘ABSOLUTELY RIVETING!!’
‘Will hook you from start to finish… I read in two days!’
‘Oh my gosh this book is so good!”
‘I cannot express how much I adored this book – like truly, madly, deeply adored it’

Your daughters are cursed. They will pursue men, but the men will be like water in their palms. Your granddaughters will love in vain. Your daughters, your daughter’s daughters, and all the women to come will suffer for man’s sake…

Eniiyi has heard about the family curse her whole life. She’s never believed in it. She’s also heard, her whole life, that she is the reincarnation of her dead aunt, Monife. Same eyes, same left hand, same scar in the same place. She’s never believed in that, either.

Then she falls in love with a handsome local boy, and Monife begins to appear to Eniiyi: in her dreams, on the beach, in the mirror, pulling her, it seems, towards the same terrible fate. Can Eniiyi live her life on her own terms, or is history – and the curse – repeating itself?

‘Funny and fearless, soaked in secrets, spirit, heartbreak, and love… Impossible to put down’ Abi Dare
‘A rich and absorbing tale of destiny versus self-determinism… I lost myself within its gorgeous pages’ Jennie Godfrey

Publisher Review

Cursed Daughters is an engrossing read, a haunting, twisty tale of curses, romance, and tangled family ties. Rich in atmosphere and driven by Braithwaite's sharp prose, it delivers startling turns and high emotional stakes * Ayobami Adebayo, author of Stay With Me and A Spell of Good Things * I devoured Cursed Daughters and immediately wanted to start all over again. It's a triumph: bold, searing, and utterly original. From the first page, it grips with an electric pulse. Funny and fearless, soaked in secrets, spirit, heartbreak, and love, it's told in a voice as scalding as it is tender. I won't soon forget Eniiyi, Grandma East, Grandma West, Ebun, and Monife-daring and luminous, as lost as she is unforgettable-the one who carved herself deepest into memory. This is a taut, feverish novel that burns itself into you. Impossible to put down.' * Abi Dare, author of the bestselling The Girl with the Louding Voice * Cursed Daughters is a rich and absorbing tale of destiny versus self-determinism, underpinned by a sweeping love story. I lost myself within its gorgeous pages * Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things * A bold and mysterious novel about family curses and women threaded together through time and folklore * Diana Evans, author of A House for Alice * Ingenious... Multi-layered and emotionally resonant... Confident and compelling * Big Issue * A bold and emotional story of loss, love and destiny * Heat Magazine * Gritty, other-worldly and lively with twists * Mail on Sunday * Powerful... Still has its teeth in me * Red Magazine * Dark and captivating * Stylist * A taut, twisted tale of Gothic suspense and acid-drop humour * The I Paper * A brilliantly crafted, devastating read * The Sun * A worthy successor to My Sister, the Serial Killer... Pacey storytelling, nuanced characterisation and sharp dialogue... An immersive page-turner * Sunday Times * Braithwaite's strength lies in vivid characterisation: her women are headstrong, flawed and compelling... Cursed Daughters is compulsive reading * Financial Times *