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Daughter in Exile
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Anniwaa Buachie
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
The acclaimed author of The Teller of Secrets returns with a gut-wrenching, yet heartwarming, story about a young Ghanaian woman’s struggle to make a life in the US, and the challenges she must overcome.
Lola is twenty-one, and her life in Senegal couldn’t be better. An aspiring writer and university graduate, she has a great job, a nice apartment, a vibrant social life, and a future filled with possibility. But fate disrupts her world when she falls for Armand, an American Marine stationed at the U.S. Embassy. Her mother, a high court judge in Ghana, disapproves of her choice, but nothing will stop Lola from boarding a plane for Armand and America.
That fateful flight is only the beginning of an extraordinary journey; she has traded her carefree existence in Senegal for the perilous position of an undocumented immigrant in 1990s America.
Lola encounters adversity that would crush a less-determined woman. Her fate hangs on whether or not she’ll grow in courage to forge a different life from one she’d imagined, whether she’ll succeed in putting herself and family together again. Daughter in Exile is a hope-filled story about mother love, resilience, and unyielding strength.
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- Temi
- 03-03-23
Such a compelling story…
This story of Lola navigating her way through life as a young adult, who had lived a sheltered life in Africa, is easily relatable. The words of the author and the storyteller were able to bring the scenes to life for me.
I absolutely enjoyed it!
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- Chidinma Ogbonnaya
- 24-04-23
What a journey
Gosh! This kept me on the figurative edge of my seat. What a character. What a story. What a journey. The performance would have gotten 5 stars, but for the mispronounced Nigerian names.
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- Vanessa Edet
- 22-04-24
A beautiful, emotional story!
Another great listen by the Author! I absolutely loved the story with all its ups and downs. At times I found Lola's naivety utterly frustrating but it also made me root for the characters success even more! This was very much an very enjoyable listen!
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