One for Sorrow, Two for Joy

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One for Sorrow, Two for Joy

By: Marie-Claire Amuah

Narrated by: Amoakwaa Augustine

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Stella is born into the chaos of domestic violence and struggles to make sense of the world around her. She touches wood so that bad things won’t happen to her or her family—until she learns a poem about magpies, 'one for sorrow...'

Stella excels academically and achieves professional fulfilment and success once she leaves home. However, she is unable to make evidence-based conclusions about events that unfold around her. Stella continues to rely on superstition to provide meaning to her life, to control the otherwise uncontrollable. She feels her greatest personal happiness when she falls in love, but learns that magpies alone can’t protect her from heartbreak, and that the impact of her childhood is something she will have to face, one way or another.

2023, Diverse Book Award Best Adult Novel, Long-listed

Marie-Claire AmuahAmoakwaa AugustineBolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Coming of Age

Family Life

Fiction

Friendship

Genre Fiction

Heartfelt

Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Heartfelt

Critic reviews

"I loved this book so much! Intense and beautiful and heartbreaking." (Buki Papillon, author of An Ordinary Wonder)

"One for Sorrow, Two for Joy is a vivid, deeply felt exploration of intergenerational trauma, the complexities of family and the redemptive power of friendship. Stella is an utterly unique heroine who you'll find yourself rooting for from page one." (Angela Chadwick, author of XX)

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I loved how the Marie-Claire Amuah took the reader on the protagonist (Stella’s) growth and emotional journey, a coming of age. Her description and exploration of various characters, relationships and the beauty of lasting friendships had me emotionally invested.

This debut novel deals with themes such as family-life, domestic abuse, mental health, inter generational trauma and Addison’s Disease. Marie-Claire creates a totally relatable character, cleverly balancing out Stella’s character by unraveling both her compulsive behaviour, anxiety and battle with anger and depression with her resilience, wit, humour and warm nature.

The book was a page turner, I felt for Stella. I was rooting for her and I am still rooting for her, full of hope for the joy and the peace she deserves. I loved how she honoured and celebrated true friendship a testament of love and hope.

The narrators soft spoken voice was relatable. Easy to listen to and clear to understand. There was a slight variation in sound at times but it doesn’t take away from the overall book. So glad there was an audio version to this.

Bravo