In the race of life, everyone faces their unique obstacles, and Fola Ige had her fair share— right from birth.
First, there is the backdrop of her bickering, woefully mismatched parents—her stoic medical doctor father and permanently dissatisfied stay-at-home mother. Then there is the ‘reality’ of how their life falls short of the luxury and splendour that her mother expects not just for herself, but for Fola and her three siblings.
But no obstacle is as complicated and punishing as having Dolapo “Dolly” Ige as a sister. Prettier, poutier and petty, not to mention messy as hell, Dolly being a year older is the bane of her existence and the albatross of Fola’s life, especially when it comes to Jimi Fajobi.
For the next twenty years, through failed marriages, affairs, scandals, and across continents, the unholy love triangle between Fola, Dolly and Jimi would be the fodder for a rollercoaster none of them ever bargained for or expected.
Every Choice But Us is a rom-com examination of deep themes like betrayal, lust, fragmented families, sibling rivalry, materialism, pride and mental illness. It is a bittersweet yet familiar and well-conceived story about a very golden age in Nigerian contemporary culture and the casualties and triumphs of the time period, masterfully told by Adesuwa O’man Nwokedi
