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The instant Top 5 Sunday Times bestseller
'The Book Of The Summer’ VOGUE'A page-turning read about the dark side of social media'STYLIST
‘Topical, heartfelt, provocative’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO
��Impossible to put down’ PAULA HAWKINS
‘A page-turner that you can’t second guess’ THE TIMES
‘Fans of Yellowface will love The List’ RED MAGAZINE
ONLINE RUMOURS. REAL LIFE TROUBLE.
Ola Olajide, a high-profile journalist at Womxxxn magazine, is marrying the love of her life in one month's time. She and her fiancé Michael seem to have it all.
That is, until one morning when they both wake up to the same message:
‘Oh my god, have you seen The List?’
It began as a list of anonymous allegations about abusive men. Now it's been published online. Ola made her name breaking exactly this type of story. But today, Michael's name is on there.
Will the truth behind The List change everything for both of them?
An Evening Standard and The Times book of the year.
*SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES*
‘Explosive … Every book club should read this’ SYMEON BROWN
‘The book that everyone’s talking about’ INDEPENDENT
‘Terrifyingly good' RUTH JONES
READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE LIST:
‘WOW! I could not put this down. I would give it six stars if I could!’
‘Gripping, with twists and turns that keep you hooked until the very end’
‘SO GOOD. Perfect for book clubs … like Such a Fun Age’
Richard & Judy Book Club pick, April 2024
Yomi Adegoke's book 'The List' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2023-07-24.
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"Cleverly constructed, utterly compelling, immersive, and addictive. The List is the literary equivalent of 'water cooler television'. I was hooked from the first page." - Sara Collins
"The List was phenomenal. Brilliantly written, intricately plotted and incredibly clever. Once I started, I could not put it down, and I am sure I'll be thinking about this book for a very long time. Five solid stars from me. Thank you to Yomi for sharing her talent with the world." - Abi Daré
"Topical, heartfelt, provocative and wise, Yomi Adegoke's characters are tenderly realized, and she has an exceptional ear for capturing different vernaculars so that the entire cast of this ultimate millennial novel springs vividly to life." - Bernardine Evaristo
"Intelligent, funny, topical, and impossible to put down." - Paula Hawkins
"A whip-smart and thought-provoking dissection of a terrifyingly plausible 'what if' . . . a triumph." - Ruth Ware
"The List asks 'what if?' and the answers will surely get people thinking. A vibrantly told exploration of the messy interface between virtual and offline relationships. A page-turning tale!" - Charmaine Wilkerson
"The List was phenomenal. Brilliantly written, intricately plotted and incredibly clever. Once I started, I could not put it down, and I am sure I'll be thinking about this book for a very long time. Five solid stars from me. Thank you to Yomi for sharing her talent with the world." - Abi Daré
"Topical, heartfelt, provocative and wise, Yomi Adegoke's characters are tenderly realized, and she has an exceptional ear for capturing different vernaculars so that the entire cast of this ultimate millennial novel springs vividly to life." - Bernardine Evaristo
"Intelligent, funny, topical, and impossible to put down." - Paula Hawkins
"A whip-smart and thought-provoking dissection of a terrifyingly plausible 'what if' . . . a triumph." - Ruth Ware
"The List asks 'what if?' and the answers will surely get people thinking. A vibrantly told exploration of the messy interface between virtual and offline relationships. A page-turning tale!" - Charmaine Wilkerson
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