The Girl with the Louding Voice
by Abi Daré | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 1529359279 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 1529359279 Global Overview for this book
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This has been on my TBR pile for a long time but for some reason I always shy away from it despite it’s good reviews. But it’s queued now for reading.
The blurb:
"Brave, fresh . . . unforgettable."-The New York Times Book Review
"A celebration of girls who dare to dream."-Imbolo Mbue, author of Behold the Dreamers (Oprah's Book Club pick)
Shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and recommended by The New York Times, Marie Claire, Vogue, Essence, PopSugar, Daily Mail, Electric Literature, Red, Stylist, Daily Kos, Library Journal, The Everygirl, and Read It Forward!
The unforgettable, inspiring story of a teenage girl growing up in a rural Nigerian village who longs to get an education so that she can find her "louding voice" and speak up for herself, The Girl with the Louding Voice is a simultaneously heartbreaking and triumphant tale about the power of fighting for your dreams. Despite the seemingly insurmountable obstacles in her path, Adunni never loses sight of her goal of escaping the life of poverty she was born into so that she can build the future she chooses for herself - and help other girls like her do the same. Her spirited determination to find joy and hope in even the most difficult circumstances imaginable will "break your heart and then put it back together again" (Jenna Bush Hager on The Today Show) even as Adunni shows us how one courageous young girl can inspire us all to reach for our dreams…and maybe even change the world.
The blurb:
"Brave, fresh . . . unforgettable."-The New York Times Book Review
"A celebration of girls who dare to dream."-Imbolo Mbue, author of Behold the Dreamers (Oprah's Book Club pick)
Shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and recommended by The New York Times, Marie Claire, Vogue, Essence, PopSugar, Daily Mail, Electric Literature, Red, Stylist, Daily Kos, Library Journal, The Everygirl, and Read It Forward!
The unforgettable, inspiring story of a teenage girl growing up in a rural Nigerian village who longs to get an education so that she can find her "louding voice" and speak up for herself, The Girl with the Louding Voice is a simultaneously heartbreaking and triumphant tale about the power of fighting for your dreams. Despite the seemingly insurmountable obstacles in her path, Adunni never loses sight of her goal of escaping the life of poverty she was born into so that she can build the future she chooses for herself - and help other girls like her do the same. Her spirited determination to find joy and hope in even the most difficult circumstances imaginable will "break your heart and then put it back together again" (Jenna Bush Hager on The Today Show) even as Adunni shows us how one courageous young girl can inspire us all to reach for our dreams…and maybe even change the world.
Selected from the Oz VBB.
I ended up reading this quickly once I got used to the narrator’s voice and enjoyed Adunni’s story. I hope you do too.
I ended up reading this quickly once I got used to the narrator’s voice and enjoyed Adunni’s story. I hope you do too.
Opened to find this novel on Christmas Eve and one I look forward to reading soon. Thanks for granting my wish :)
