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Lionheart Girl
- Author
- Yaba Badoe
- Narrator
- Hannah Zoe Ankrah
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 11 November 2021
- Run Time
- 9 hours 15 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Born into a family of West African witches, Sheba's terrified of her mother who can turn into a crow. But like mother, like daughter – magic runs through her blood and Sheba discovers powers of her own.
Her touch can unravel people's innermost thoughts; their hopes, their fears – their secrets. Sheba too can shape-shift. Through the communion of ancient magic, blood and friendship, she slowly uncovers the murderous truth about her stolen childhood and steels herself for the future. She must protect the hunted from the hunter – her mother.
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Details
- Author
- Yaba Badoe
- Narrator
- Hannah Zoe Ankrah
- Duration
- 9 hours 15 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 November 2021
- ISBN
- 9781800247239
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Synopsis
African myth and magic beat in the dark heart of this fable about witchcraft, superstition, the bonds we choose and those we cannot.Born into a family of West African witches, Sheba's terrified of her mother who can turn into a crow. But like mother, like daughter – magic runs through her blood and Sheba discovers powers of her own.Her touch can unravel people's innermost thoughts; their hopes, their fears – their secrets. Sheba too can shape-shift. Through the communion of ancient magic, blood and friendship, she slowly uncovers the murderous truth about her stolen childhood and steels herself for the future. She must protect the hunted from the hunter – her mother.
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