Maddie might just be my most favourite character. I loved her and really cherish getting to hear her story. I loved Maame. When I first met Maddie she was absolutely Maame, ‘sweet, little dependable, pushover, spineless, pathetic Maddie..’(not really, she was just trying to be a good family member) who has ‘only ever been all right’ and is her father’s primary carer. We get to beside her as she moves out and becomes ‘the new Maddie’, watch her navigate living and dating as a 20 something. I loved it. It’s such a beautiful coming of age story which does talk some big themes (some of which I imagine could be triggering). I loved being introduced to the Ghanan culture, and what is is like for Maddie being black, ‘having spent the entirety of my professional like in predominantly white spaces’, but mostly it was just a gorgeous read and I absolutely loved every page.
Have I mentioned how much I loved this novel? I cannot wait to head over to ReadA Chat and lay out that love in more detail! I can see this one being a TGIF book and maybe a wondering women? Cannot believe I almost missed it
