Audio only
Beneath the Tamarind Tree
A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko HaramBy Isha SesayNarrated by Isha SesayLength12h 15m
About this audiobook
The first definitive account of Boko Haram’s abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls, their years in captivity, and why this story still matters - by celebrated international journalist Isha Sesay.
The kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in 2014 made global headlines. From poor Nigerian families, these girls had defied the odds and pursued an education, but daring to dream resulted in one of the most high-profile abductions in modern history. Award-winning CNN anchor Isha Sesay was on the front lines as the story broke, and when 21 of the girls were released, she was the only journalist to accompany them on their dangerous journey back home.
In Beneath the Tamarind Tree, having developed unprecedented access to the Chibok girls, Sesay shares an intimate account of the night Boko Haram attacked, exclusive details about their years in captivity, and their daring tales of escape. We meet Priscilla who dreamt of becoming a doctor, Saa who juggled schoolwork with family obligations, Mary who fought constant homesickness to stay in school, and Dorcas who planned to be the first in her family to get a college degree.
Sesay delves into the inadequate Nigerian government response to the kidnapping, while synthesizing lessons about global national security. She also reminds us of the personal sacrifice required of journalists to bring us the truth, at a time of growing mistrust of the media. Beneath the Tamarind Tree is a gripping listen and a story of resilience with a soaring message of hope at its core, reminding us of the ever-present truth that progress for all of us hinges on unleashing the potential of women.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, Politics and Government
Length12 hrs 15 mins
Narrated byIsha Sesay
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJul 9, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Send MeMarty Skovlund, Joe Kent8h 10m$26 · $0.00
Ulysses S. Grant: Life of the Fearless General & Commander-in-Chief (Complete Edition - Volumes 1&2)Ulysses S. Grant30h 34m$2 · $0.00
Left for DeadEbony Canion5h 34m$17
John Muir: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth & Letters to a Friend (Annotated)John Muir10h 13m$0.99 · $0.00
Invisible StormJason Kander6h 48m$24 · $0.00
Forever BoyKate Swenson9h 27m$29 · $0.00
You Are Worth ItKyle Carpenter, Don Yaeger8h 53m$29 · $0.00
The Happiest Man on EarthEddie Jaku3h 48m$7 · $0.00
MotherlandJulia Ioffe17h 52m$40 · $0.00
Evidence Not SeenDarlene Deibler Rose11h 11m$29 · $0.00
A Bridge Not Too FarDeepak Ohri4h 55m$15
Where Cowards Go to DieBenjamin Sledge8h 42m$20 · $0.00
Will You Love Me?Cathy Glass9h 5m$29 · $0.00
Designing Terry Pratchett’s DiscworldPaul Kidby3h 52m$20 · $0.00
HostageEli Sharabi5h 25m5.0 (1)$24 · $0.00
A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller (The Complete Four-Volume Edition)George Müller43h 37m$2 · $0.00
Finding MeViola Davis9h 15m5.0 (2)$29 · $0.00
Scandal Between the Sheets & Stranded with the Tempting StrangerBrenda Jackson9h 22m$24 · $0.00
The complete novelsJane Austen73h 18m$3.50 · $0.00
The Dangerous Truth about Today’s MarijuanaLaura Stack CSP, MBA9h 57m5.0 (1)$20 · $0.00
I've Been to the MountaintopMartin Luther King48m5.0 (2)$11 · $0.00
HostageEli Sharabi5h 25m5.0 (1)$24 · $0.00
Pardon of Innocencethe Author, Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn (Ret.)6h 23m$23
KrantikariSanjeev Sanyal11h 44m$16 · $0.00
Unbroken Bonds of BattleJohnny Joey Jones8h 31m$8 · $0.00
On Democracies and Death CultsDouglas Murray10h 38m$29 · $0.00
Legally YoursManasi Chaudhari8h 52m$29 · $0.00
Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and BeyondJohn Lyons12h 37m$33 · $0.00
RiggedMollie Hemingway12h 48m$23 · $0.00
The Thomas Sowell ReaderThomas Sowell14h 51m$25
SledgehammerDavid Friedman8h 21m$26 · $0.00
So You Want to Talk about RaceIjeoma Oluo7h 41m$17
Citizenship in a Republic (Annotated)Theodore Roosevelt2h 44m$2 · $0.00
No EscapeNury Turkel9h 30m$28 · $0.00
In Defense of the Second AmendmentLarry Correia6h 50m$17
Always FaithfulThomas Schueman, Zainullah Zaki12h 12m$29 · $0.00
UnthinkableJamie Raskin15h 8m$8 · $0.00
The ManbookNick Freitas5h 43m$24 · $0.00
My Fourth Time, We DrownedSally Hayden13h 59m$23 · $0.00
A Revolution of Common SenseScott Jennings9h 29m$29 · $0.00
You may also like
Bring Back Our GirlsJoe Parkinson, Drew Hinshaw11h 8m$29 · $0.00
TILL THE LAST BREATH – The Incredible True Story of Hughes & D. Green's Attempts to Break FreeLouis Hughes, Jacob D. Green6h 49m$2 · $0.00
Thirty GirlsSusan Minot11h 54m$20 · $0.00
Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a FreemanAustin Steward8h 53m$1 · $0.00
The Most Powerful Voices (Annotated)Harriet Jacobs, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Solomon Northup, Olaudah Equino, Mary Prince, Josiah Henson, Booker T. Washington54h 8m$0.99 · $0.00
UnthinkableJamie Raskin15h 8m$8 · $0.00
Live Through ThisKristen McGuiness9h 40m$23
The Woman They Could Not SilenceKate Moore14h 37m$23
Long March to FreedomThomas R. Hargrove21h 3m$30
The Collected Works (Annotated)Frederick Douglass51h 42m$2 · $0.00
The MomentBakari Sellers4h 33m$20 · $0.00
The JungleUpton Sinclair13h 17m$23
Matters of the HeartJacinta Nampijinpa Price9h 35m$29 · $0.00
Frederick Douglass: All 3 Memoirs in One VolumeFrederick Douglass42h 36m$1 · $0.00
Voice of RebellionRoberta Staley8h 44m$20 · $0.00
Narrative of Henry Box BrownHenry Box Brown2h 46m$2.30
Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten – The Most Powerful Slave Narratives, Historical Documents & Influential NovelsFrederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, Lydia Maria Child, Harriet E. Wilson, William Wells Brown, Charles W. Chesnutt, James Weldon Johnson, Albion Winegar Tourgée, Sutton E. Griggs, Solomon Northup, Willie Lynch, Nat Turner, Sojourner Truth, Mary Prince, William Craft, Ellen Craft, Louis Hughes, Jacob D. Green, Booker T. Washington, Olaudah Equiano, Elizabeth Keckley, William Still, Sarah H. Bradford, Josiah Henson, Charles Ball, Austin Steward, Henry Bibb, L. S. Thompson, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, John Gabriel Stedman, Henry Box Brown, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Thomas S. Gaines, Brantz Mayer, Aphra Behn, Theodore Canot, Daniel Drayton, Thomas Clarkson, F. G. De Fontaine, John Dixon Long, Stephen Smith, Joseph Mountain, Ida B. Wells-Barnett335h 15m$2 · $0.00
Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman (Autobiography)Austin Steward9h 39m$1 · $0.00
Surviving Schizophrenia, 7th EditionE. Fuller Torrey16h 15m$40 · $0.00
BREAKING THE CHAINS – The Essential & Powerful Narratives that Shook the Roots of Slavery (17 Books in One Volume)Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Solomon Northup, Willie Lynch, Nat Turner, Sojourner Truth, Mary Prince, William Craft, Ellen Craft, Louis Hughes, Jacob D. Green, Booker T. Washington, Olaudah Equiano, Elizabeth Keckley, William Still, Sarah H. Bradford, Josiah Henson, Harriet Beecher Stowe133h 33m$2 · $0.00