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Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold Audiobook
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
""Love stories by and about marginalized women . . . The heroines are strong and sure . . . Babalola’s writing shines.” — New York Times Book Review
""Absolutely intoxicating."" — Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White, and Royal Blue and One Last Stop
A vibrant debut collection of love stories from the bestselling author of Honey and Spice, retelling myths, folktales, and histories from around the world.
A high-born Nigerian goddess, who has been beaten down and unappreciated by her gregarious lover, longs to be truly seen. A young businesswoman attempts a great leap in her company, and an even greater one in her love life. A powerful Ghanaian spokeswoman is forced to decide whether she should uphold her family’s politics or be true to her heart.
In her debut collection, internationally acclaimed writer Bolu Babalola retells the most beautiful love stories from history and mythology with incredible new detail and vivacity. Focusing on the magical folktales of West Africa, Babalola also reimagines Greek myths, ancient legends from the Middle East, and stories from long-erased places.
With an eye towards decolonizing tropes inherent in our favorite tales of love, Babalola has created captivating stories that traverse across perspectives, continents, and genres. Love in Color is a celebration of romance in all its many splendid forms.
“I am in love with every single word Bolu Babalola has written. So rarely is love expressed this richly, this vividly, or this artfully.” —Candice Carty-Williams, international bestselling author of Queenie
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“The narrators enliven these reimaginings of classical literary tales…The ringing tones of the narrators as they energetically present dialogue between characters in perpetual conflict are sure to entertain. Listeners will delight in these performances, which in their dramatic range are reminiscent of the best radio theater.”
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“Beautifully written and full of joy. Bolu Babalola is a star.”
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“Recasts traditional folk tales and myths. The golden thread woven throughout is the power—the necessity—of being seen: Here, the monster is less likely to be a dragon than a withholding partner.”
— New York Times Book Review
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A Women.com Pick of Books Mom Will Love for Mother's Day
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A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice of the Week
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An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick in Romance
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A Library Journal Best Audiobook of 2021
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About Bolu Babalola
Bolu Babalola is a British-Nigerian journalist, writer, and lover of love. While writing scripts for TV and film, she also works as a content creator, where she calls herself a “romcomoisseur.”
About Nneka Okoye
Clare Corbett, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, studied at the Welsh College of Music and Drama. After winning the Carlton Hobbs audition, she was chosen to be on BBC Radio. After leaving BBC she went on to narrate several children’s books, including Over the Moon, I Rule Dogsbottom School, and Boy Beware. She has transitioned into reading young adult novels, including many installments in the Doctor Who series.