The Forbidden Cry.
A Tale of Silence and SurvivalBy I M Ndango
Length2h 55m
About this audiobook
When Nene loses her newborn twins to the cruel demands of an ancient tradition, her world shatters. In her small village in the misty grassfields of pre-colonial Cameroon, twins are seen as an abomination—and the laws of the ancestors are absolute. But when silence is demanded of her, and the council of elders denies her a voice, Nene makes a quiet vow: to fight back in a way no woman ever has.
Haunted by grief, driven by love, and armed only with her wit and her will, Nene risks everything—her marriage, her name, her life—to expose the darkness hidden in custom and reclaim a future for the voiceless.
Set against a richly imagined backdrop of ancestral lore and mountain rituals, this powerful debut explores the tension between tradition and truth, community and conscience, fate and freedom. The Forbidden Cry is a gripping tale of betrayal, resilience, and the unstoppable force of a mother’s love.
Audiobook details
GenreFairy Tales and Folklore, General Fiction
Length2 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 20, 2025
LanguageEnglish
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