{"product_id":"it-comes-in-waves-by-rukky-brume","title":"It Comes in Waves by Rukky Brume","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrief, that ungovernable pet – it comes and goes as it pleases, never straying far. Death sneaks up on Onome Odafe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe has little experience of what it means to lose someone she truly loves. So when her sister calls to tell her that their father didn’t survive a stroke, she isn’t sure how to act, what grieving is meant to look or feel like. She passes the days until she returns to Nigeria for the funeral in a haze of performance and distraction, holding together what little of herself is left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReunited with her siblings and mother in Nigeria, Onome is thrown into the depths of various funeral events, uncomfortable customs, meddling religious figures and both unfamiliar and familiar faces. One of which, is Aunty Eguono, her father’s sister. A woman who has never shied away from making a scene, and whose careless words one afternoon upend the only image of her father Onome has ever known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs she struggles to accept the reality of her father’s death, she finds herself on a path of discovery leading towards an unsettling truth: a man can be more than one thing, and the man in question may be her father. An unforgettable debut, IT COMES IN WAVES is both an honest exploration of grief and a captivating story of the lives we lead and leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e'Rich, evocative and beautifully written: a meditation on faith, grief and belonging. A wonderful debut' Nussaibah Younis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e'A breathtaking debut' Foluso Agbaje\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e'A remarkable debut written with depth and clarity' Chibundu Onuzo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e'Heartbreakingly beautiful, witty, humane and transcendent - an unforgettable debut' Lauren St John \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e'Suffused with love and sadness, ambitious in scope, It Comes in Waves is a delicate, moving novel' Lorna Elcock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e'It Comes In Waves will leave you gasping for air, in the best ways' Maame Blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e'A story that will stay with you' Onyi Nwabineli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e'Richly drawn and emotionally resonant, it marks the arrival of an exciting new literary voice' Service95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat:Hardback 368 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Cornerstone\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Merky Books\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9781529954159\u003cbr\u003ePublished:25 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction: special features\u003cbr\u003eWeight:474g\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:224 x 145 x 34 (mm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65046852632925,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9781529954159.jpg?v=1782213449","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/it-comes-in-waves-by-rukky-brume","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}