THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE by Abi Dare

THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE by Abe Dare` This was a wonderful book – after I got past the dialect the main character and narrator speaks. Adunni, the young Nigerian girl with the “louding” voice, is fourteen as the novel begins. From an extremely poor family, she is sold into marriage with an older man who stops her schooling although she is a good student with the promise of a scholarship to continue her education. The rest of the books deals with the vastitudes of her life. The dialect improves as the novel proceeds and by the end I no longer noticed the dialect. In fact, the use of dialect enhanced the impact of Adunni’s story. Adunni’s story, unfortunately, is not unusual in Nigeria or many parts of the world. AN excellent read that would be a great choice for a mother/daughter book group or a group made up of mostly educators. 5 of stars