The Teller of Secrets, Bisi Adjapon
The Teller of Secrets, Bisi Adjapon
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The Teller of Secrets
A Novel

Author: Bisi Adjapon

Narrator: Anniwaa Buachie

Unabridged: 11 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperVia

Published: 11/16/2021


Synopsis

“Bisi Adjapon writes with incredible vividness and clarity. Her similes and attention to all of the senses are really extraordinary.”—Dave Eggers, author of The Monk of Mokha“Melding blistering humor with razor-sharp insight, The Teller of Secrets heralds a marvel of a writer, one capable of deftly balancing questions of sexuality, politics, and feminism in a novel that is a pure joy to read.”—Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King, Shortlisted for the 2020 Booker PrizeIn this stunning debut novel—a tale of self-discovery and feminist awakening—a feisty Nigerian-Ghanaian girl growing up amid the political upheaval of late 1960s postcolonial Ghana begins to question the hypocrisy of her patriarchal society, and the restrictions and unrealistic expectations placed on women.Young Esi Agyekum is the unofficial “secret keeper” of her family, as tight-lipped about her father's adultery as she is about her half-sisters’ sex lives. But after she is humiliated and punished for her own sexual exploration, Esi begins to question why women's secrets and men's secrets bear different consequences. It is the beginning of a journey of discovery that will lead her to unexpected places.As she navigates her burgeoning womanhood, Esi tries to reconcile her own ideals and dreams with her family’s complicated past and troubled present, as well as society’s many double standards that limit her and other women. Against a fraught political climate, Esi fights to carve out her own identity, and learns to manifest her power in surprising and inspiring ways. Funny, fresh, and fiercely original, The Teller of Secrets marks the American debut of one of West Africa's most exciting literary talents. 

About Bisi Adjapon

Bisi Adjapon is the author of critically acclaimed novel The Teller of Secrets. Her work has appeared in McSweeney’s Quarterly, Washington Post, Ms Magazine, Aljazeera, New York Times and The Guardian. She has won the Foreign Service Award for Human Relations and an Excellence in Teaching Award. She divides her time between Ghana and America.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara

I listened to the audio version of “The Teller of Secrets”. Anniwaa Buachie narrates, and she is fantastic. Her voice range kept me listening to this story. I have mixed feelings about this one. It’s advertised as “a tale of self-discovery and feminist awakening”. I found the feminist pieces a bit ov......more

Goodreads review by Elohor

I've not laughed this much in a while and I have this book to thank for this. Esi's story is very relatable but I must confess I love how real she was in the book and how much she grew, much like most of us, to question the patriarchy and become her truest self. I'm so happy!......more

Goodreads review by Hyomi

Powerful. I inhaled this book in a single day. Bisi is a wizard when it comes to manipulating words to create vivid, sensory experiences. Once she pulls you into the scene with a multitude of earthy scents, tones, and textures, Esi becomes that much more intimate and familiar to the reader. I apprec......more