The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest by Aminatta Forna

The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest

Aminatta Forna with Adjoa Andoh (Narrator)

16 hours, 55 minutes first pub 2002 (editions) user-added

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Praised as “a shining example of what autobiography can be: harrowing, illuminating and thoughtful” (USA Today), Aminatta Forna’s intensely personal history is a passionate and vivid account of an idyllic childhood which became the stuff of nightm...

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challenging 80%
emotional 80%
reflective 80%
informative 60%
sad 40%
dark 20%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 20%

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medium 50%

Average rating

4.15

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