Dream Count

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A gripping new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dream Count explores the lives, loves, and desires of four women against the backdrop of a changing world. This intensely emotional story delves into friendship, heartbreak, and self-discovery during a turbulent time.

A powerful exploration of love, identity, and the choices that shape our lives.

Dream Count, an instant Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller and longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2025, has been hailed as a major literary event a decade in the making. Celebrated by top publications such as the Sunday Times, Guardian, Observer, Financial Times, Independent, Telegraph, GQ, and Cosmopolitan as one of the standout books of 2025, this novel marks another triumph from the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists.

The story follows four women whose lives intertwine through love and longing. Chiamaka, a Nigerian travel writer living in America, finds herself alone during the pandemic, reflecting on past relationships and confronting her regrets. Her best friend Zikora, a successful lawyer, faces betrayal and heartbreak that force her to seek help from an unexpected source. Omelogor, Chiamaka’s outspoken cousin and a financial powerhouse in Nigeria, starts to question how well she truly knows herself. Meanwhile, Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, is raising her daughter in America but faces a devastating challenge that threatens everything she’s built.

With Dream Count, Adichie offers a sharp, heartfelt look at these women’s lives in a novel that examines the very essence of love. It asks whether true happiness is attainable or merely a fleeting moment and how honest we must be with ourselves to love and be loved in return.

This novel is a profound reflection on the decisions we make and those made for us, on the bonds between daughters and mothers, and on our interconnected world. Filled with emotional intensity and insightful observations about the human heart, Dream Count shines with language that is both beautiful and powerful. It firmly establishes Adichie as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary literature.

“Reads like a feminist War and Peace. A magnificent novel.”, Sunday Times

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