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LoveReading Says
If you love novels focused on intriguing relationships, and stories that see complex characters forced to face their past, then Kehinde Fadipe’s In Such Tremendous Heat should be moved to the top of your summer reading list. Add to that family drama, social commentary, unravelling relationships and a sense of mystery and subterfuge escalating around an attractive male newcomer, and you're in for an immersive, page-turning experience.
In low-tax, high-temperature Singapore, Dara, Amaka and Lillian, young women of Nigerian heritage, are brought together by a book club of (mostly) high-earning women. Ambitious lawyer Dara works all hours in pursuit of being made a partner, while banker Amaka over-spends on luxury items while her personal life teeters on the brink. Meanwhile, Lillian, a former musician, sees her marriage crumble as a result of unsuccessful IVF procedures and growing distrust.
Into this, the women meet Lani, who’s been sent from Geneva to work on a crucial case with Dara. As a result of meeting him, all three women’s lives unravel even further, forcing them to reflect on their pasts, and how they might forge their futures.
While Lillian believes, for a time at least, that a “large, invisible hand” is at play in her life, In Such Tremendous Heat is ultimately a novel about losing and finding yourself, and realising “that nothing was ever meant to stay the same.” It’s also incisive on the complexities of female friendship, and the experiences of Black ex-pats in Singapore.
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In Such Tremendous Heat Synopsis
Basking in Singapore's non-stop sunshine, low tax rate and crocodile Birkins on every other arm, Dara, Amaka, and Lillian are living the dream - until their carefully constructed lives are upended by a handsome and mysterious new arrival . . .
Dara, a workaholic lawyer, is on the brink of partnership at her firm when Lani, a new hire from Geneva, is assigned to work on what should have been her career-making case.
Amaka, a sharp-tongued banker, is in the midst of a painful family breakdown. An instant attraction to Lani, despite her lovely boyfriend, jeopardizes her last shred of stability.
Lillian, a piano-prodigy-turned-housewife, is desperately trying to remain in Singapore after her marriage comes to a messy end. A chance encounter with Lani-a man who is inexplicably, impossibly, the spitting image of her late father-triggers a grief she's spent a lifetime suppressing.
Forced to confront the ghosts of their pasts, Dara, Amaka, and Lillian soon learn that unfinished history can follow you anywhere - even to Singapore.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780349703190 |
| Publication date: |
6th July 2023 |
| Author: |
Kehinde Fadipe |
| Publisher: |
Renegade Books an imprint of Dialogue |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
352 pages |
| Primary Genre |
General Fiction
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Press Reviews
Kehinde Fadipe Press Reviews
With a vibrant host of characters set against the lush, wanderlust-inducing backdrop of Southeast Asia, Fadipe's energetic, technicolor prose sucks you into the maddening worlds of Dara, Amaka, and Lillian, and spits you out with more grace, more empathy, and more understanding. A rich celebration of the nuanced complexities of Black womanhood and friendship. -- Lola Akinmade Akerstroem, international bestselling author of In Every Mirror She's Black
In In Such Tremendous Heat, Kehinde Fadipe expertly weaves the stories of three Nigerian expats seeking to write their futures in the luxe, moneyed world of Singapore, only to have their lives disrupted by the arrival of a handsome newcomer. The interloper's impact is both unexpected and rewarding, deepening our understanding of this trio of remarkable women as they learn to confront the scars of their pasts and re-examine what truly matters to them. A compelling story of ambition, identity and friendship, this dynamic debut novel is a must-read for every book club. -- Kirthana Ramisetti, author of GMA Book Club pick Dava Shastri's Last Day
Kehinde's debut is a satisfying blend of drama, glamour, and friendship-a stunning and impressive story with bold characters worth loving and rooting for. -- Jane Igharo, author of Where We End & Begin
Unlike anything I've ever read. Slick, agile, and utterly engrossing, this spectacular debut features a set of protagonists so rarely portrayed: Black women expats. -- Taiye Selasi, author of Ghana Must Go
Sizzles off the page. I couldn't put it down. -- Alice Clark-Platts
I had so much fun reading it! In Such Tremendous Heat is going to make your summer sizzle! This page-turner is so unique and immersive, you won't be moving for a while! -- Buki Papillon, author of An Ordinary Wonder
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About Kehinde Fadipe
Kehinde Fadipe is a RADA-trained actress with stage and screen credits including Misfits (E4), Of Mary (Lesata Productions) and Ruined (Almeida Theatre). She began her writing career in the Royal Court Theatre's Young Writer's Programme while studying English at UCL and she has written and produced a short film, Spirit Children, starring Pippa Bennett Warner and Jenny Jules, which was screened in two international short film festivals. In Such Tremendous Heat is her first novel.
Twitter: @KehindeFadipe83
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