The Deep Blue Between, Ayesha Harruna Attah
The Deep Blue Between, Ayesha Harruna Attah
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The Deep Blue Between

Author: Ayesha Harruna Attah

Narrator: Zoleka Vundla

Unabridged: 7 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/12/2022


Synopsis

Twin sisters Hassana and Husseina have always shared their lives.

But after a raid on their village in 1892, the twins are torn apart. Taken in different directions, far from their home in rural West Africa, each sister finds freedom and a new start. Hassana settles in in the city of Accra, where she throws herself into working for political and social change. Husseina travels to Salvador, Brazil, where she becomes immersed in faith, worshipping spirits that bridge the motherland and the new world. Separated by an ocean, they forge new families, ward off dangers, and begin to truly know themselves.

As the twins pursue their separate paths, they remain connected through their shared dreams. But will they ever manage to find each other again?

About Ayesha Harruna Attah

Ayesha Harruna Attah is a Ghanaian-born writer living in Senegal. She was educated at Mount Holyoke College, Columbia University, and New York University. She is the author of three novels for adults, including the widely acclaimed The 100 Wells of Salaga. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Elle Italia and the 2010 Caine Prize Writers' Anthology.


Reviews

What a beautiful, sweeping tale packed in a tiny book… I loved it! The Deep Blue Between is Ayesha Harruna Attah’s first teen book about twin girls Hassana and Husseina who got separated when their town was raided by rebels. Set in the late 18th and early 19th century, the book is told from both H......more

*Thank you to the publisher for the review copy* This book felt quite slow to me, and it felt like not much happened... I wasn't very invested in the characters or storyline. For some reason, I just couldn't connect at all. The most interesting thing to me was the mentions of religion. I enjoyed seei......more

Goodreads review by Uchenna

Wow!!! I did enjoyed this 😍.......more