Smart, funny, and deeply affecting, Jessica George's Maame deals with the themes of our time with humor and poignancy: from familial duty and racism, to female pleasure, the complexity of love, and the life-saving power of friendship. Most important, it explores what it feels like to be torn between two homes and cultures―and it celebrates finally being able to find where you belong.

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336 pages

Average rating: 7.56

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Anonymous
May 04, 2025
8/10 stars
While I found some of her naivety unbelievable I loved the trying to figure out who you are and who you want to be while navigating how you were raised.
Anonymous
Apr 19, 2025
8/10 stars
Good book. I listened to the audio book and it was strangely edited. There were parts of the story that were recorded on a different microphone or in a different environment. Like maybe the first time a word was mispronounced? Sometimes it would be like one sentence. Sometimes it would be like three words out of a sentence. When this happened it popped me out of the story. Like the flow was messed up. I don’t know how that got past the final stages and onto the shelves. But that aside I really liked this book.
BookWorm2
Mar 02, 2025
8/10 stars
Great read!
Perp da twerp
Feb 17, 2025
9/10 stars
Great story
Dora K
Dec 01, 2024
8/10 stars
I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was fantastic. This book is well written and very relatable for me. Her mother was selfish and infuriating at times.I love that Madeline had a happy ending

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