DREAM COUNT

The tone, tempo, and lilting intonation of all four narrators make this listening experience rewarding. This novel--really four connected, finely crafted novellas--simply engages the listener from the start. Three of the major characters are Nigerian women: a travel writer, a successful lawyer, a powerful business woman--and the fourth, also West African, a maid at a posh hotel. Their stories intertwine. Looking for and finding love is a theme throughout. A set piece based on the 2011 rape of an African maid at a posh New York hotel is re-created fictionally, and the author provides a detailed endnote explaining how she decided to reimagine it. This is Adichie's first novel in more than a decade, and it is a compelling audiobook. A.D.M. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2025]