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Inspired by Nigeria's folktales and war, Under the Udala Trees is a deeply searching, powerful debut about the dangers of living and loving openly. Ijeoma comes of age as her nation does; born before independence, she is 11 when civil war breaks out in the young republic of Nigeria. Sent away to safety, she meets another displaced child, and the star-crossed pair fall in love. They are from different ethnic communities. They are also both girls. When their love is discovered, Ijeoma learns that she will have to hide this part of herself. But there is a cost to living inside a lie.
As Edwidge Danticat has made personal the legacy of Haiti's political coming of age, Okparanta's Under the Udala Trees uses one woman's lifetime to examine the ways in which Nigerians continue to struggle toward selfhood. Even as their nation contends with and recovers from the effects of war and division, Nigerian lives are wrecked and lost from taboo and prejudice. But this story offers a glimmer of hope - a future where a woman might just be able to shape her life around truth and love.
©2015 Chinelo Okparanta (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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5 out of 5 stars
By ayodele higgs on 12-05-15

Great Listen!

I gave this book five stars due to the content. It's well written but more importantly it sheds light on an important issue. This author gives voice to inner turmoil gay people in Nigeria go through as well as the underground life they have to lead for safety.

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4 out of 5 stars
By Tradclassique on 03-09-16

Good book that left me wanting more.

The narrator was excellent. The story at times left me wanting more, especially at the end. I felt the author should have developed the second lesbian relationship a bit more and given more insight into their reunion and lifestyle. The lack of this exploration left me with many questions and thoughts. The author addresses many important themes such as sexual identity, culture, tradition, religion and death to name a few. The author writes beautifully in full, rich detail.

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2 out of 5 stars
By Frustrated on 05-14-16

The Narrator ruins the book!!

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

A different Narrator

Would you be willing to try another book from Chinelo Okparanta? Why or why not?

Yes

What didn’t you like about Robin Miles’s performance?

Lack of research.. This is a Nigerian story but she used a very generic African accent that was closer to South African that any West African accent..Please, please, western narrators...do your research!!! I would have preferred to listen to this in a western accent than this mingled, terrible, terrible accent!!

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4 out of 5 stars
By Miss on 11-09-16

Good story read with a terrible accent

Why did the narrator chose a non-specific southern African accent for a Nigerian story? It's like reading a book set in London's East End in Geordie accent. The narration and the way she pronounced "akara" almost made me stop listening. Thankfully the plot was captivating enough to keep me interested until the end.

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5 out of 5 stars
By Jamie on 04-03-17

heart breaking and beautiful

I had to take a couple breaks, as the treatment of LGBTQA people is upsetting, but it's a lovely story. well performed, merging languages and mythologies

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