We see the events of the novel from her point of view – the observer whose complicity lies in getting out the bleach, disposing of bodies, or simply torching the scene of the crime. Her elder sister, Korede, a hard-working nurse, understands her responsibility with an unfailing if sometimes weary devotion. She has no shortage of young men who are in love with her but they all seem to find it exceptionally difficult to master the art of keeping her happy. The events of the novel are driven by the actions of Ayoola, a beautiful, self-centred young woman. Oyinkan Braithwaite’s widely acclaimed debut novel, My Sister, the Serial Killer, is a fast-paced, sharply observed, often darkly humorous portrait of the complex, protective relationship between two sisters, one of whom has the unfortunate habit of ending relationships by killing her boyfriends.
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