The Girl with the Louding Voice

A Novel

By: Abi Daré

Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK!

“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.

A look inside Nigerian Culture

Arranged marriages, dreams deferred in a Male chauvinist Nigeria. Old men marrying young women to bare their kids, more importantly boys. The paying of bride price, love lost, sisterhood mending, this story was breathtaking, an awakening. One doesn't realize how lucky we are not to live the life of others. Social classes, witchcraft, tribal ways versus western medicine and culture.

Entertaining and Educational

Loved the story and production of this book. Adunni is a charming protagonist and never for a moment did I lose interest in her or her struggles.

WOW!

The written word filled with so much passion! and read with perfect expression! Amazing performance! Not just a book I read but an experience. I will replay portions of chapters 41 and 55 often!

Amazing read!

I finished the book within 2-3 days. And I did not want it to finish. Kudos to the author for writing such a powerful story and to the narrator for an epic performance!

Incredible storytelling

A beautiful sad yet uplifting story read with so much emotion. Highly recommended this book especially as an audio book as it really engages you with the characters and helps you to feel what they feel and understand the culture.