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When Amerley is offered a job working for one of her mother's old school friends, she knows she has to accept. Her wages will feed her family, help her sisters stay in school, and ensure that her mother won't have to worry about them. Amerley's move to Accra isn't easy, but she soon settles into her new life away from her small village?until she is raped by the son of her employer. Torn between keeping quiet to keep her job and speaking up for herself and for justice, Amerley must decide how to live her truth, and the impact of her choice will be felt through her entire community.
Through the life of an ordinary girl from a small country village, Even When Your Voice Shakes exposes the damage wrought by institutionalized misogyny and poverty and reveals how even those who are most disadvantaged are never without their own power.
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Release date
February 22, 2022 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781705057643
- File size: 159320 KB
- Duration: 05:31:54
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Narrator Adjoa Andoh's lilting accents and rich voice add to the sensory details of this novel set in Ghana. Andoh's reading of this first-person story projects a sense of drama that increases during the dialogue as she depicts and differentiates characters. Sixteen-year-old Amerley, the oldest of four girls, has always been responsible for her siblings. To improve her family's financial situation, she agrees to work for a relative. In their home, Amerley's economic and social inequality are marked, but she adjusts. Then she's raped by one of the sons of the woman who hired her. Eventually, Amerley speaks up--even when her voice shakes. A powerful story, a convincing heroine, and a view of Ghana seldom seen in a U.S. S.W. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
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