Your Tomorrow Was Today by Oyindamola Dosunmu (Book Review #2162)

Oyindamola Dosunmu’s Your Tomorrow Was Today is a striking and powerful debut—one that pulses with emotional gravity, cultural resonance, and a fierce literary voice. Set between the energetic bustle of Lagos City and the evocative terrain of Eastern Nigeria, this novel invites readers into the intimate, complex world of Karen, a woman forced to reckon with love, loss, and the echoes of a past she thought she left behind.

After the sudden death of her estranged mother, Karen’s independent life in the city begins to unravel. Her return home sparks the collision of grief, suppressed memory, and familial resentment—made more complicated by a pregnancy, an exposed affair with a younger colleague, and the failing health of her sister Omo. With unflinching honesty, Dosunmu explores how women navigate cultural expectations surrounding duty, motherhood, and identity in a world that often denies them full agency.

Central to the novel is The Women’s Group—a powerful symbol of resilience, sisterhood, and truth-telling. Through their stories and solidarity, Karen is challenged to face hard realities: forgiveness isn’t always mutual, and love—real love—demands vulnerability, not perfection.

Dosunmu writes with grace and depth, crafting a narrative that speaks to the heart of African feminist literature. Her characters are as layered as the themes they embody—autonomy, shame, survival, healing. Karen’s journey is not one of easy redemption but of hard-won clarity, reminding readers that writing your future often begins with confronting your past.

For fans of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Ayobami Adebayo, Your Tomorrow Was Today is a must-read—literary fiction that dares to ask big questions while remaining deeply personal and emotionally alive.

An unforgettable debut—bold, moving, and necessary.

Written by Jeyran Main

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