Kehinde Fadipe Books In Order

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Kehinde Fadipe is an accomplished British-Nigerian writer and actress.

Born on January 17, 1983, Kehinde Fadipe came into this world at St. Mary’s Hospital in London. She would gain her BA Honors in English literature and language before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic art, where she received a second degree in 2009. Kehinde first began writing at the Royal Court Theatre’s Young Writer’s Program.

Her first large acting role was in Ruined, a Lynn Nottage drama that earned a Pulitzer Prize. The story is about sexual violence in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo). That was in 2009 and she has not looked back since.

Kehinde has also acted in The Body Farm, a BBC television miniseries story based on the book of the same name from 1994 by Patricia Cornwell. She has also been on Misfits, a teen drama. She appeared in the television series in the third season, playing Melissa. Kehinde also appeared in the short Of Mary as the character Mary and is cast in the project Ma Kelly Goes to the Games.

She was the director, producer, and the writer of the 2011 short Spirit Children. The short starred Jenny Jules and Pippa Bennett Warner, and was shown in two different short film festivals internationally. Kehinde also saw her short “The Goldfish” make the shortlist for the 2023 Asia TV Forum & Market IP Accelerator Project.

Kehinde has also appeared on The Almedia Theatre, The Finborough Theatre, and The National Theatre Studio in various plays and works. She is a trained actress from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and has worked with many notable actors in her time.

Kehinde Fadipe’s first novel came out in 2023. It is titled The Sun Sets in Singapore, also going by the title In Such Tremendous Heat. It is a contemporary fictional work that focuses on three Nigerian women who reside in Singapore. The book did well and it was selected to be part of the Read With Jenna Book Club for The Today Show in November of 2023. The book is being adapted for television by the author.

The author has two children. She says that she has a passion for music, literature, and art, especially if it comes from West Africa/the diaspora. She has resided in Singapore for over a decade, working remotely as a copy writer and a content writer.

The Sun Sets in Singapore is the first fictional novel from author Kehinde Fadipe. It was first released for readers to enjoy in 2023 and is a fascinating and unique debut. Check it out if you are looking for something new and enjoy a fresh new voice in fiction!

Dara, Amaka, and Lillian are three women that are living the dream when it comes to being expats. Singapore just seems to have so much going for it. There is constant sunshine, the tax rate is low, and there’s a great luxury goods market. That and a few other things are what makes living in this place so great. But they never thought that their lives could be turned upside down at the drop of a hat thanks to a new arrival– one that’s handsome and a bit mysterious, too.

Dara is a lawyer from the United Kingdom who just never stops working. That’s somewhat normal for people in her line of work, and makes all the more sense since she is just about to make partner at the firm. Dara also has a tough relationship with her mother, and they’re currently estranged. She also feels uncomfortable often around her colleagues, who are all very competitive.

Dara starts to become slightly insecure when there is a new hire brought on from Geneva. Lani is also a British Nigerian, and now she has been assigned to do work on what Dara thought could be a career-making case of her own. She would not naturally consider them to be rivals, but there’s no denying that Lani is a threat to her position and a man with every privilege that is perfectly ready to replace her here at the firm, a thought that is not helping her to relax any.

Then there is Amaka, a banker who hails from Nigeria. She often has a tongue that could leave you with lashes, and she’s currently in the middle of a family dispute that is really hard to deal with. It’s even worse since she’s really far from home. Amaka’s doing what she can to take her mind off of it by engaging in a romance at the workplace, but only with innocent flirting at first.

Amaka is also contending with her addiction to shopping, something that she is keeping hidden but knows that it is putting her sense of who she is at risk while also just absolutely doing incredible damage to her finances. Will being attracted to Lani end up helping or hurting her?

Then there’s Lillian, a pianist who moved from the United States to Singapore to tag along with her spouse. The marriage has now concluded, and she’s doing her best to try and remain in Singapore since she likes it so much. She cannot bring herself to part with the piano, since it is such a reminder of her parents. Instead, she takes on a job working at a language school.

Just coming into contact with Lani makes her do a double take. The guy looks just like her father. But will this end up leading to her experiencing the grief that she has put so much energy into tamping down ever since she lost them? Can she avoid spiraling into obsession as a result of it?

Dara, Amaka, and Lillian have so much in common, including their passion for living in Singapore. But when they have to contend with extra fallout from their past, the three are about to find that sometimes unfinished business finds you. Can they settle things and move on into a happy present? Read The Sun Sets in Singapore to find out!