Every Story Is a Love Story is a deeply moving, beautifully told novel about grief, regret, anger, forgiveness, and the insistent resilience of the human heart. Imbolo Mbue's generosity on the page is breathtaking. Patrick Ryan, author of Buckeye
Imbolo Mbue understands better than any writer I know how people can hurt, fear, find, and help to heal each other across cultures, races, and genders. This novel is so intimately smart and tender, emotionally wrenching, charming, funny, romantic, jaw-dropping, and elating. I feel so grateful to have read it. Francisco Goldman, author of Monkey Boy
A book of heart-wrenching what-ifs that will keep you guessing and thinking about loss, forgiveness, family, and, yes, love. Charmaine Wilkerson, author of Black Cake
Imbolo Mbue s characters enter our lives with such a heart stopping precision, a reader has to remember to breathe. I was lifted up and set back down again so many times during the course of this stunning novel, that even now I find myself wondering if everyone in this world is okay. As a writer and a reader, I am better for this beautiful narrative. Jacqueline Woodson, author of Red at the Bone
Imbolo Mbue questions who forgives whom and under what circumstances and why, veering close to easy answers only to set them on fire. The outward plot is captivating, but most profound as it reveals the tension between loss and love, self-interest and generosity, impulse and wisdom. Mbue s characters become themselves as they traverse the nuanced landscape of their displacement. This remarkably insightful book will make you grow in beautiful ways. Andrew Solomon, author of A Stone Boat
