Girl, Edna OBrien
Girl, Edna OBrien
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Girl
A Novel

Author: Edna O'Brien

Narrator: Sheila Atim

Unabridged: 5 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/15/2019


Synopsis

"Narrator Sheila Atim sets a sensitive yet emphatic tone for this harrowing story of violence, loss, and survival...Listeners will be enveloped in this emotional listening experience." — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner

This program is read by Laurence Olivier Award-winning actress, Sheila Atim.

Girl, Edna O’Brien’s hotly anticipated novel, envisages the lives of the Boko Haram girls in a masterpiece of violence and tenderness.

I was a girl once, but not anymore.

So begins Girl, Edna O’Brien’s harrowing portrayal of the young women abducted by Boko Haram. Set in the deep countryside of northeast Nigeria, this is a brutal story of incarceration, horror, and hunger; a hair-raising escape into the manifold terrors of the forest; and a descent into the labyrinthine bureaucracy and hostility awaiting a victim who returns home with a child blighted by enemy blood. From one of the century's greatest living authors, Girl is an unforgettable story of one victim’s astonishing survival, and her unflinching faith in the redemption of the human heart.

Praise for Girl:

“Edna O’Brien tells this story with such compassion and understanding that the very disturbing events she relates are uplifting—and unforgettable. An utterly unique achievement.” — Ian McKellen

“By an extraordinary act of the imagination we are transported into the inner world of a girl who, after brutal abuse as a slave to Nigerian jihadis, escapes and with dogged persistence begins to rebuild her shattered life. Girl is a courageous book about a courageous spirit.” — J. M. Coetzee

About Edna O'Brien

Edna O’Brien (1930–2024) was the author of more than twenty-five works of fiction, including The Country Girls, The Little Red Chairs, and The Light of Evening. She received numerous awards, including the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, the Irish PEN Award for Literature, the National Arts Club Medal of Honor, and the Ulysses Medal. Born and raised in the west of Ireland, she lived in London for many years.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on August 21, 2013

Edna O Brian has led a fascinating life and was quite the woman. Well 'is' quite the woman as she is still with us. What did I like about this book? The charm, the beautiful prose, the stories of her childhood, the early years of her marriage and the obvious pride and love she has for her children.......more

Goodreads review by Hugh on March 02, 2015

Wonderful lyricism as expected from Edna o'brien but a bit self-indulgent.......more

Goodreads review by pizca on May 11, 2018

Después de leer las memorias de O'Brien saco como conclusión que Edna ama y a su vez es Literatura. Ella estaba en cierto modo destinada a ser unas de las grandes escritoras Irlandesas y de la literatura en general a pesar de los muchos obstáculos que se fue encontrando: Unos padres que tenían reser......more

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom on August 15, 2021

Confusing “Country Girl “ is a very unbalanced book. The first half is very interesting and a great portrait of a woman struggling with her marriage. Suddenly, the theme of the book changes to her “name dropping “ and greed. Very confusing! I can’t record this book.......more


Awards

  • New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year
  • NYPL Best Books of the Year
  • The Guardian (UK) Best Books of the Year
  • Esquire Magazine Best Books of the Year