- New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, coming of age, Teenage girls
"A powerful, emotional debut novel told in the unforgettable voice of a young Nigerian woman who is trapped in a life of servitude but determined to get an education so that she can escape and choose her own future.
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Contemporary, earnest, grave and overwhelming.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Abi Daré
- First published
- 2019
- Pages
- 384
- Publisher
- Random House Large Print, Dutton, Hodder & Stoughton
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- Portuguese, English
- ISBN
- 9781524746094
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First sentence
“This morning, Papa call me inside the parlor.”
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