The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré is the
story of 14-year-old Adunni, a young girl who lives with her widowed father and
her two brothers in a rural Nigerian village. All she longs for is an
education, so she can find her “louding voice” and speak up for herself.
Unfortunately, her father has other ideas and sells her to be married. When
tragedy strikes in her new home, she takes the opportunity to run and she makes
it to Lagos where she finds a job as a housemaid for a wealthy woman. Soon the
job isn’t what to be what she thought. But she never loses sight of her goal to
get an education, escaping poverty. She’s added a new goal: to help other girls
like her better themselves. Through spirited determination and with the help of
an unlikely friend and ally, Adunni helps her find hope, joy and the
determination to realize her dreams.
From the opening chapter, I was pulled in by Adunni’s fiery spirit. She never settles and she never takes no for an answer. For every obstacle in her way, she stood a little taller and gathered the strength to push them aside. The Girl with the Louding Voice is a powerful, eye opening story of a young Nigerian girl fighting to find more to her life than what the male dominated society tells her. Ms. Daré began several chapters with facts about Nigeria, it’s people and it’s government. They were interesting to read and gave more context to the events that Adunni is experiencing. It is a story into a world that many people do not exists and needs to be brought to light as young girls like Adunni are silenced by a lack of education and choices every day. I highly recommend The Girl with the Louding Voice. Adunni’s story will make you laugh, cry and break your heart but you will cheer her on as she pushes forward.
The Girl with the Louding Voice is available in hardcover, paperback, eBook and audiobook.
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