AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A READ WITH JENNA  TODAY  SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK!  “Brave, fresh . . . unforgettable.” — The New York Times Book Review “A celebration of girls who dare to dream.”—Imbolo Mbue, author of  Behold the Dreamers  (Oprah’s Book Club pick)   Shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and recommended by  The   New York Times ,  Marie Claire ,  Vogue ,  Essence, PopSugar , Daily Mail, Electric Literature ,  Red, Stylist, Daily Kos ,  Library Journal , The Everygirl , and Read It Forward! The unforgettable, inspiring story of a teenage girl growing up in a rural Nigerian village who longs to get an education so that she can find her “louding voice” and speak up for herself, The Girl with the Louding Voice is a simultaneously heartbreaking and triumphant tale about the power of fighting for your dreams.  Despite the seemingly insurmountable obstacles in her path, Adunni never loses sight of her goal of escaping the life of poverty she was born into so that she can build the future she chooses for herself – and help other girls like her do the same.  Her spirited determination to find joy and hope in even the most difficult circumstances imaginable will “break your heart and then put it back together again” (Jenna Bush Hager on The Today Show ) even as Adunni shows us how one courageous young girl can inspire us all to reach for our dreams…and maybe even change the world. An Amazon Best Book of February 2020: Abi Daré’s debut novel, The Girl with the Louding Voice , is like a blend of Etaf Rum’s A Woman Is No Man and Tara Westover’s Educated (so buckle up). In it Adunni, a fourteen-year-old Nigerian girl, endures a series of unfortunate events in her quest to get an education. The alternative is a life of servitude, something Adunni experiences firsthand when, after escaping an arranged marriage, she lands herself in an even more precarious position in the employ of a sadistic wife and her debauched husband. Buoyed by the memory of her late mother, who wanted her daughter to buck cultural confines and find her (louding) voice, and with the help of a few unlikely allies, Adunni sets about overcoming her sorry lot. The Girl with the Louding Voice is a rousing tale of courage and pluck, and unexpectedly charming. It’s also a reminder of the power of books, especially for those of us afforded the luxury of taking reading, and learning, and dreaming for granted. —Erin Kodicek, Amazon Book Review “Adunni’s brave, fresh voice powerfully articulates a resounding anger toward Africa’s toxic patriarchy. . . . Daré draws the reader in with a vivid character whose dire circumstances are contrasted with her natural creativity (she keeps her spirits up by composing comic songs imagining a fabulous future) and her undying will to survive. . . . Throughout her harrowing coming-of-age journey, told with verve and compassion, Adunni never loses the ‘louding voice’ that makes Daré’s story, and her protagonist, so unforgettable.” —The New York Times Book Review “Inspiring . . . explores a spirit and hope that cannot be contained even in the grimmest of circumstances.” — Entertainment Weekly “It will break your heart and then it will put it back together again.” — Jenna Bush Hager on the Today show “I'm excited about this debut novel from Nigerian author Abi Daré. . . . In Nigeria, and around the world, girls are fighting for their right to learn. I'm grateful to Abi for showing the challenges Nigerian girls face and showcasing the power of their voices.”— Malala Yousafzai “A courageous story.” — The New York Times “A powerful debut about fighting for our dreams.” — PopSugar “[A] compelling debut.”— Ms. , "Feminist Books Coming Out in 2020" “A bold new storyteller . . . Abi Daré's fearless debut is a celebration of girls who dare to dream and those who help unfurl their wings so that they might soar.”— Imbolo Mbue, New York Times bestselling author of Behold the Dreamers (Oprah’s Book Club pick) “I’m a big fan of hyper-realistic dialogue and using the sounds of a world to shape the energy of a novel, and so I was immediately drawn to The Girl with the Louding Voice . . . . [Adunni] is a youthful, dynamic guide with serious bite and poetic language.” —Kiley Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age “Gorgeous, devastating, and unforgettable. I am enraptured by this book.” — Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 New York Times bestselling author of City of Girls and Eat, Pray, Love “The girl with the louding voice is a character for the ages. Adunni is a girl who narrates her own suffering with levity, who paints depth and texture and beauty into her Nigerian homeland, who tenderly cultivates her own humanity even while everything around her seeks to thwart it. She is an ambassador for girls everywhere. She is important, funny, brave, and enduring. Abi Daré has written an unforgettable novel, by the strength of her own