The Voiceless Stories of Miss Ada, Nicole A Jones
The Voiceless Stories of Miss Ada, Nicole A Jones
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The Voiceless Stories of Miss Ada

Author: Nicole A Jones

Narrator: Dr. Nicole A. Jones

Unabridged: 2 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/10/2023


Synopsis

A foreseeing matriarch stirs her family's emotions by disclosing generations of dark family secrets in the form of a captivating slave tale. The family is aware that the horrific accounts in her story are indeed factual moments throughout their family’s history. However, Miss Lucille shuffled the timeline of her genealogy to protect the identities and generations of those involved.When Miss Lucille falls ill, the family gathers at the hospital to visit her. The discreet tale is reshared. The family begins attentively relistening to the mysterious narrative as it is retold. While awaiting Miss Lucille's miraculous recovery, the family discovers one other person in the room knows the family's generations of muzzled secrets. They become engrossed in trying to unveil the truth. But unveiling the truth could alter their past, present, future... and identity."The Voiceless Stories of Miss Ada" narrates the untold occurrences hidden in the generations of Miss Ada, desperately begging for a voice to be heard. It introduces the truth of Miss Ada's African American history to future generations without replanting seeds of hatred.Through Miss Lucille's descendants, "The Voiceless Stories of Miss Ada" beautifully narrates the profound wisdom and judicious conversations of her African American ancestors in a manner they desperately desired to communicate themselves.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sandra on July 06, 2024

An excellent story about the African American experience for young readers. My Review: This short novel is a poignant exploration of identity, memory, and resilience. Through the eyes of Miss Ada, a woman with a lifetime of untold stories, Jones masterfully unveils layers of human experience often o......more