THE ROAD IS GOOD How a Mother's Strength Became a Daughter's Purpose

If you find Emmy Award-winning actor Uzo Aduba's on-screen performances captivating ("Orange Is the New Black"), wait until you hear her narrate her life story. Aduba's lifelong habit of journaling produces a memoir sizzling with ambiance-enhancing details, beginning with descriptions of her '90s pop-culture-filled childhood in small-town Massachusetts. The daughter of Nigerian immigrants, Aduba sensitively describes the code-switching contortions that her identity demands. The anchor of this memoir is Aduba's mother and their mother-daughter relationship. Especially delightful are Aduba's descriptions of her time spent with relatives in Nigeria. Listeners get a front-row view of how Aduba has mastered everything from figure skating to starring on Broadway. Now she can add enthralling audiobook creation to her success list. J.T. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2024]