And So I Roar

Beschreibung

Adunni and Ms Tia are back, now forced to confront their pasts and find the courage to roar for themselves<BR>'A novelist of great power, wit, and invention'<BR>ELIZABETH GILBERT, author of City of Girls<BR><BR>'Daré has proved, once again, that she is a masterful storyteller to be reckoned with'<BR>TARA M. STRINGFELLOW, author of Memphis<BR><BR>'A touching tale of connection and love'<BR>ANNE GRIFFIN, author of The Island of Longing<BR><BR>'An edge-of-your-seat return to the world of The Girl with the Louding Voice'<BR>CHARMAINE WILKERSON, author of Black Cake<BR><BR>'An enduring story of hope, love and the power we hold'<BR>ORE AGBAJE-WILLIAMS, author of The Three of Us<BR><BR>Plucky fourteen-year-old Adunni is in Lagos, excited to finally enrol in school.

Having escaped her rural village in a desperate bid to seek a better future, she's found refuge with Tia, a kind and brilliant woman on her own troubled journey of self-discovery.<BR><BR>But it's not so simple to run away from your past.<BR><BR>On the night before she is due to join her new classmates for her first lesson, a terrible knocking at the front gate summons Adunni back to her home village, Ikati, where her dramatic story of resilience first began.<BR><BR>As Tia frantically tries to protect her from an uncertain fate, Adunni must try to save not only herself but all the young women of her village, and transform Ikati into a place where girls are allowed to claim the bright futures they deserve - and roar their stories to the world.<BR><BR>PRAISE FOR ABI DARÉ'S THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE<BR>'A brave, fresh voice . . . unforgettable'<BR>NEW YORK TIMES<BR><BR>'The book character I love the most'<BR>MAGGIE O'FARRELL<BR><BR>'Funny, luminous and heart-swelling'<BR>DAILY MAIL<BR><BR>'The words jump off the page'<BR>GUARDIAN<BR><BR>'Vibrant, tender beautiful'<BR>ELIZABETH DAY

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