A stunning inspiring new novel from Abi Dar New York Times bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding Voice
When Tia accidentally overhears a whispered conversation between her motherterminally ill and lying in a hospital bed in Port Harcourt Nigeriaand 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 fourteenyearold runaway is lying awake in Tias guest room Having escaped from her rural village in a desperate bid to seek a better future shes finally found refuge with Tia who has helped her enroll in school Its always been Adunnis dream to get an education and shes bursting with excitement
Suddenly theres a horrible knocking at the front gate
Its 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 behind the secret her mother has hidden from her And Adunni will learn that herlouding voice as she calls it 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 deserveand shout their stories to the world
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