Trente-cinq mille nairas, quatre béliers et deux sacs de riz : c'est le prix de la fiancée contre lequel Adunni, quatorze ans, est vendue par son père à un vieil homme dont elle devient la troisième épouse. Brisant la promesse qu'il avait faite à sa femme sur son lit de mort, le père d'Adunni arrache du même coup à sa fille son rêve d'enfance : poursuivre son éducation, devenir maîtresse d'école, donner à entendre sa voix d'adolescente nigériane.
Livrée aux assauts d'un mari qui attend d'elle un fils et à la violence de la première épouse, Adunni trouve son seul réconfort dans la présence aimante de Khadija, la deuxième épouse. Jusqu'à ce que la tragédie frappe de nouveau...
Mais Adunni ne sera pas réduite au silence. Dans un murmure, une chanson, une langue malhabile, elle parlera - et sa voix sera puissante.
Paru en 2020 et enfin traduit en français, La Fille qui ne voulait pas se taire est devenu un phénomène littéraire, conquérant un demi-million de lecteurs dans plus de vingt pays grâce à un bouche-à-oreille époustouflant. Recommandé par Malala Yousafzai, cet ouvrage important est désormais lu dans les écoles à travers le monde.
Sélectionné pour le Prix Fragonard de Littérature étrangère 2025.
When Tia accidentally overhears a whispered conversation between her mother - terminally ill and lying in a hospital bed in Port Harcourt, Nigeria - and 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 fourteen-year-old runaway, is lying awake in Tia''s guest room. Having escaped from her rural village in a desperate bid to seek a better future, she''s finally found refuge with Tia, who has helped her enroll in school. It''s always been Adunni''s dream to get an education, and she''s bursting with excitement.
Suddenly, there''s a horrible knocking at the front gate. . . .
It''s 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. And Adunni will learn that her ''louding voice'' 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 deserve - and shout their stories to the world.
Award-winning interiors blogger Abi Dare of These Four Walls reveals a softer, more relaxed approach to minimalism that will enhance your wellbeing and simplify your home.
Many of us yearn to turn our homes into calming sanctuaries, but there are still misconceptions of minimalist decor as sterile, unattainable and devoid of personality. In her first book, interiors stylist and writer Abi Dare busts the myths, demonstrating that minimalist spaces can be warm, welcoming and as individual as their inhabitants. The Soft Minimalist Home shows how a diverse range of people have created minimalist havens that reflect their tastes and tell their stories. An apartment in London brings unexpected pops of colour, a 1920s Dutch townhouse is filled with light and a family home in Sweden takes its cues from nature. These home tours are interspersed with practical advice on topics such as choosing a palette, optimizing storage and adding cosiness through texture. Throughout, Abi guides readers to harness the mood-boosting power of minimalist decor for themselves, proving that less really is more.
