A Few Dreams – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Unos cuantos sueños is the powerful new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun. Set between Nigeria and the United States, the book follows four women whose lives are bound together by love, ambition, loyalty and the quiet fears they rarely admit even to themselves. Chiamaka, a Nigerian travel writer living in the US, finds herself isolated during the pandemic. Surrounded by silence, she revisits a gallery of past lovers and choices, asking when her life began to drift away from what she truly wanted. Her best friend Zikora seems to embody success: a brilliant lawyer who has always been in control. But betrayal and heartbreak force her to turn to the one person she hoped never to need again. 

Their cousin Omelogor is a sharp, influential figure in Nigeria’s elite circles. Outwardly fearless, she begins to realise how much of her life has been constructed according to other people’s expectations. Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, is raising her daughter in the US with fierce dignity and hope, until an unexpected obstacle threatens everything she has sacrificed for. 

Through these four stories, Adichie opens up questions that resonate far beyond the page: Is lasting happiness possible, or only brief flashes of light? How honest can we be with ourselves and with those we love before everything changes? The novel moves between Lagos courtrooms, American suburbs and intimate domestic spaces, tracing the invisible threads that tie women together across borders and generations.

With her unmistakable blend of emotional intensity, psychological insight and precise observation, Adichie explores motherhood, migration, class, friendship and romantic desire in a world where our lives are more connected than ever—and yet our inner battles remain deeply private. Unos cuantos sueños is a sweeping, intimate portrait of contemporary womanhood and a must-read for readers of literary, character-driven fiction.