Someday, Maybe

Adjoa Andoh gives a strong performance as a widow who has to keep living. After her husband Quentin’s suicide, Eve Ezenwa-Morrow spends weeks in bed. All she thinks about is how she didn’t see any warning signs, and there wasn’t a note. Eve’s close-knit Nigerian British family and best friend take care of her, while her venomous mother-in-law frequently calls to blame her for Quentin’s death. When the pain of staying home becomes too much, Eve returns to work. This starts a chain of events that encourages her to stop spiraling and ponder what’s next. Grief and loss are constant in Nwabineli’s emotional debut. Andoh’s sensitive narration brings out the depths of Eve’s sorrow but balances it with skillful depictions of her family’s laid-back personas. Her facility with accents is impressive, as demonstrated in one scene where she performs as all five family members, speaking in Igbo, British English, and British slang. While the family takes a backseat in later chapters, they bring out the best and worst of Eve, making her a well-rounded character.