Dream Count

‘A big noisy novel that covers lots of issues … Dream Count reads like a feminist War and Peace. It is an account of the war waged against women — by society, yes, but also by their own bodies. Suffused with truth, wit and compassion, this is a magnificent novel that understands the messiness of human motivation and is courageous enough to ask difficult questions. It made me feel frustrated about the world but very good about the state of fiction’ The Times 'This is a complex, multi-layered beauty of a book. It is deeply and richly feminist. It explores big themes – misogyny, masculinity, race, colonialism, cultural relativism, the abuse of power, both personal and institutional – but it does so subtly, almost imperceptibly … Dream Count is an extraordinary novel. Please let it not be another decade until Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie returns once more' Nicola Sturgeon, New Statesman 'Luxuriously layered. It’s the return of a literary titan' Telegraph ‘Adichie electrifies her depictions of each character with stinging details and lacerating social critiques to striking, hilarious and heartbreaking effect. Every aspect of this transfixing, intimate and astute group portrait is ablaze with scorching insights into the maddening absurdities and injustices that continue to plague women’s lives. Adichie’s magnificently vital, sharply forthright novel will be one of the year’s most sought after and resounding titles’ Starred Booklist review ‘Love, death, motherhood – it’s all here, and few can handle it as capably as Adichie’ GQ ‘The major publication milestone of 2025’ Observer ‘Expect everyone to be talking about this one’ Independent ‘As finely constructed and evocatively realised as the rest of Adichie’s memorable work’ Harper’s Bazaar ‘The book we've all been waiting for. Expect the emotional poignancy and astute observations that makes Adichie such a powerful writer. Ten years in the making and worth every minute of waiting!’ Elle