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I don't just want to be having any kind voice . . .
I want a louding voice.
At fourteen, Adunni dreams of getting an education and giving her family a more comfortable home in her small Nigerian village. Instead, Adunni's father sells her off to become the third wife of an old man. When tragedy strikes in her new home, Adunni flees to the wealthy enclaves of Lagos, where she becomes a house-girl to the cruel Big Madam, and prey to Big Madam's husband. But despite her situation continuously going from bad to worse, Adunni refuses to let herself be silenced. And one day, someone hears her.
The Girl with the Louding Voice: The Bestselling Word of Mouth Hit That Will Win
- Publisher : Sceptre; 1st edition (1 Oct. 2020)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1529359279
- ISBN-13 : 978-1529359275
- Dimensions : 12.8 x 2.6 x 19.6 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 1,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 42 in Women's Literary Fiction (Books)
- 47 in Adventure Stories & Action
- 167 in Literary Fiction (Books)