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Narrated by: Waceke Wambaa

Unabridged — 13 hours, 40 minutes

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WINNER OF THE HURSTON/WRIGHT LEGACY AWARD

“An endearing coming-of-age story. . . . Sharp and witty. . . . A wily and operatic novel. . . . Propulsive.” -The Washington Post

"The History of a Difficult Child is an extraordinary novel." -Maaza Mengiste, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Shadow King

“An exhilarating novel by a powerful new writer.” -Elif Batuman, author of Pulitzer-Prize finalist The Idiot and Either/Or

A breathtaking, tragicomic debut novel about the indomitable child of ...