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Join us to hear writer Abi Daré discuss her sequel to The Girl with the Louding Voice. And So I Roar reunites us with Adunni and Ms Tia after the events of the previous book, and finds them forced to confront their pasts, searching for the courage to roar for themselves. Abi will be speaking to journalist and fellow author Ada Barumé. Tickets are £5 including a glass of wine or soft drink and can be booked online or in the shop.
About the book: On the night before she is due to join her new classmates for her first lesson, a terrible knocking at the front gate summons Adunni back to her home village, Ikati, where her dramatic story of resilience first began. As Tia frantically tries to protect her from an uncertain fate, Adunni must try to save not only herself but all the young women of her village, and transform Ikati into a place where girls are allowed to claim the bright futures they deserve – and roar their stories to the world.
Abi Daré was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and holds degrees in law from the University of Wolverhampton, an M.Sc. in International Project Management from Glasgow Caledonian University, and an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck University of London. Her debut novel, The Girl With The Louding Voice, an international bestseller has been translated into 21 languages, was a US Today Show and BBC Radio 4 Bookclub read, a Waterstones Book of the Month, and shortlisted for multiple awards. In 2023, Abi established The Louding Voice Foundation to provide scholarships and empowerment programs for women and girls in underserved communities in Nigeria. She lives in Essex with her family.
Ada Barumé spent her early childhood in Kinshasa, DRC and then moved to Dorset for middle school. She now lives in London, working as a journalist and podcast producer. In her spare time, when she isn’t writing, she can often be found agonising over what to wear or searching for the nearest dance floor. Love Overboard is her debut novel.