Cursed Daughters: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel
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  • AuthorOyinkan Braithwaite
  • PublisherVintage
  • Pages384
  • ISBN9780385551496

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A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK • A young woman must shake off a family curse and the widely held belief that she is the reincarnation of her dead cousin in this wickedly funny, brilliantly perceptive novel about love, female rivalry, and superstition from the author of the smash hit My Sister, the Serial Killer (“A bombshell of a book . . . Sharp, explosive, hilarious”—The New York Times)

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME, NPR, USA TODAY

“Funny and fierce, this is a fast read that you won’t forget quickly.” —The Boston Globe

When Ebun gives birth to her daughter, Eniiyi, on the day they bury her cousin Monife, there is no denying the startling resemblance between the child and the dead woman. So begins the belief, fanned by the entire family, that Eniiyi is the actual reincarnation of Monife, fated to follow in her footsteps.

There is also the matter of the family curse—“No man will call your house home. And if they try, they will not have peace...”—which has broken numerous hearts and caused three generations of abandoned Falodun women to live under the same roof.

When Eniiyi falls in love, she can no longer run from her family’s history. Is she destined to live out her family's story of love and heartache? Or can she break the pattern, not only avoiding the spiral that led Monife to her lonely death but liberating herself from all the secrets and unspoken traumas that have dogged her steps since before she can remember?

Cursed Daughters is a brilliant cocktail of vibrant humor and hard-won wisdom, romantic love and familial obligation. It asks us what it means to be granted a second chance, and how to live both wisely and well with what we’ve been given.

Author: Oyinkan Braithwaite
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2026-10-27
Pages: 384
ISBN: 9780385551496

Praise for this book

Braithwaite both confirms her gift for depicting complicated familial bonds among women and proves that her talents are not confined to any one style.
Judy Berman, TIME
A delicious page-turner with characters who burst off the page . . . A lesson in fighting for the life you want.
Kristyn Kusek Lewis, Real Simple
Charming and wonderfully unpredictable . . . A portrait of human flailing for closure, for the answers to all of our mysteries . . . [Braithwaite is] a rising literary star.
Matthew Jackson, BookPage
Infused with Nigerian culture and magical realism, the novel showcases Braithwaite’s rich characterizations, atmospheric settings and a daring premise. It also offers a multilayered story that makes Cursed Daughters a captivating, immersive read.
NPR
Funny and fierce, this is a fast read that you won’t forget quickly.
The Boston Globe
A sweeping and sobering take on romantic fatalism . . . Braithwaite’s prose is lush and spooky. . . . Our three female protagonists are rich, full characters. We go deep into their worlds as they struggle to reconcile their love for their family and culture with their desire to be free of the curse. It’s fascinating to watch them bob and weave.
The New York Times

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