from Sheila1957

Adunni wants an education but her father arranges a marriage for her for her bride-price. As she goes off to her new home, she is the third wife and expected to give her husband a son. Because of things that happen and Adunni's fear of being accused of murder, she runs away. She is sold to a woma...

from KamGeb

A really interesting book I couldn't put down about a 14 year old, poor girl in Nigeria. It talks about all the hardships she faces. It also is about the plight of women in Nigeria. The end of the book gets a little preachy about feminism in Nigeria, but before that it is just really interesting ...

from ShannonRose4

Adunni is a Nigerian girl that has a bright future as a teacher; that is until we discover that loss and a broken promise drastically change Adunni's hope for the future. Told in a powerful, sometimes broken voice, this emotional debut will draw you in with a broken song and leave you filled with...

from ShannonRose4

Adunni is a Nigerian girl that has a bright future as a teacher; that is until we discover that loss and a broken promise drastically change Adunni's hope for the future. Told in a powerful, sometimes broken voice, this emotional debut will draw you in with a broken song and leave you filled with...

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THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE by Abe Dare` This was a wonderful book – after I got past the dialect the main character and narrator speaks. Adunni, the young Nigerian girl with the “louding” voice, is fourteen as the novel begins. From an extremely poor family, she is sold into marriage with an...