Bücher von Abi Dare

Award-winning before it has even been published, Abi Dare's unforgettable debut sings from the page in a voice like no other.

When Tia accidentally overhears a whispered conversation between her mother - terminally ill and lying in a hospital bed in Port Harcourt, Nigeria - and her aunt, the repercussions will send her on a desperate quest to uncover a secret her mother has been hiding for nearly two decades. Back home in Lagos a few days later, Adunni, a plucky fourteen-year-old runaway, is lying awake in Tia's guest room. Having escaped from her rural village in a desperate bid to seek a better future, she's finally found refuge with Tia, who has helped her enroll in school. It's always been Adunni's dream to get an education, and she's bursting with excitement. Suddenly, there's a horrible knocking at the front gate. . . . It's only the beginning of a harrowing ordeal that will see Tia forced to make a terrible choice between protecting Adunni or finally learning the truth. And Adunni will learn that her 'louding voice' is more important than ever, as she must advocate to save not only herself but all the young women of her home village, Ikati. If she succeeds, she may transform Ikati into a place where girls are allowed to claim the bright futures they deserve - and shout their stories to the world.

Die vierzehnjährige Adunni weiß genau, was sie will: Bildung. Denn das ist der einzige Weg für ein nigerianisches Mädchen aus ärmlichen Verhältnissen, Unabhängigkeit zu erlangen und den eigenen Träumen ein Stück näherzukommen.Doch stattdessen verkauft sie ihr Vater als dritte Ehefrau an den deutlich älteren Morufu, damit sie ihm einen Sohn schenkt. Adunni flieht nach Lagos, in der Hoffnung, dort in die Schule gehen zu können. Aber auch hier scheint sie zunächst kein Glück zu haben ...