The Girl with the Louding Voice - BookWyrm

Hardcover

Published Nov. 7, 2020 by Dutton.

ISBN:: 978-1-5247-4602-5

(1 review)

All you have are your words.

Adunni is a fourteen-year-old Nigerian girl who knows what she wants: an education.

As the only daughter of a broke father, she is a valuable commodity. Removed from school and sold as a third wife to an old man, Adunni's life amounts to this: four goats, two bags of rice, some chickens and a new TV. When unspeakable tragedy swiftly strikes in her new home, she is secretly sold as a domestic servant to a household in the wealthy enclaves of Lagos, where no one will talk about the strange disappearance of her predecessor, Rebecca. No one but Adunni...

As a yielding daughter, a subservient wife, and a powerless servant, fourteen-year-old Adunni is repeatedly told that she is nothing. But Adunni won't be silenced. She is determined to find her voice - in a whisper, in song, in broken English - until she can …

All you have are your words.

Adunni is a fourteen-year-old Nigerian girl who knows what she wants: an education.

As the only daughter of a broke father, she is a valuable commodity. Removed from school and sold as a third wife to an old man, Adunni's life amounts to this: four goats, two bags of rice, some chickens and a new TV. When unspeakable tragedy swiftly strikes in her new home, she is secretly sold as a domestic servant to a household in the wealthy enclaves of Lagos, where no one will talk about the strange disappearance of her predecessor, Rebecca. No one but Adunni...

As a yielding daughter, a subservient wife, and a powerless servant, fourteen-year-old Adunni is repeatedly told that she is nothing. But Adunni won't be silenced. She is determined to find her voice - in a whisper, in song, in broken English - until she can speak for herself, for the girls like Rebecca who came before, and for all the girls who will follow.

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KnitAFett reviewed The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

Devoured!

5 stars

Highly, highly recommend.

The topics can be rough, dealing with arranged marriages, slavery, sexual assault, etc. It was beautifully written and Adunni is such a bright spirit even with everything that she has gone through.

I heavily recommenHighly, highly recommend.

The topics can be rough, dealing with arranged marriages, slavery, sexual assault, etc. It was beautifully written and Adunni is such a bright spirit even with everything that she has gone through.

I heavily recommend the audiobook for this one. I am sure that the book itself is fantastic as well, but it is written in broken English. The audiobook with the Nigerian accenting was phenomenal, and Adjoa Andoh did a stunning job with bringing Adunni and her story to life.d the audiobook for this one. I am sure that the book itself is fantastic as well, but it is written in broken English. The audiobook with the Nigerian accenting …

Highly, highly recommend.

The topics can be rough, dealing with arranged marriages, slavery, sexual assault, etc. It was beautifully written and Adunni is such a bright spirit even with everything that she has gone through.

I heavily recommenHighly, highly recommend.

The topics can be rough, dealing with arranged marriages, slavery, sexual assault, etc. It was beautifully written and Adunni is such a bright spirit even with everything that she has gone through.

I heavily recommend the audiobook for this one. I am sure that the book itself is fantastic as well, but it is written in broken English. The audiobook with the Nigerian accenting was phenomenal, and Adjoa Andoh did a stunning job with bringing Adunni and her story to life.d the audiobook for this one. I am sure that the book itself is fantastic as well, but it is written in broken English. The audiobook with the Nigerian accenting was phenomenal, and Adjoa Andoh did a stunning job with bringing Adunni and her story to life.