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They Dream In Gold
- Author
- Mai Sennaar
- Narrator
- Julia Kwamya
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 8 August 2024
- Run Time
- 11 hours 41 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
An electrifying Afrobeat love story about a young Senegalese jazz musician and an aspiring African American producer thrown together by chance, and destined to make music that will change the world.
'Extraordinary' - The New York Times
'A mouth-watering delight . . . subtle yet striking' - Sarah Jessica Parker
'A glorious debut . . . a richly layered account of artistic endeavour and resilience' - Guardian
Shortlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 2024
Bonnie, a lost American girl with a troubled past.
Mansour, a gifted musician about to be discovered by the world.
When they meet at a jazz club in New York City, 1968, it is clear they are meant to be together. As they tour the globe, from Paris to Rio and Switzerland, stardom seems only a heartbeat away. But now Mansour is missing, and Bonnie, pregnant with their baby, must find him.
In They Dream in Gold, Mai Sennaar takes us across oceans and continents as we chart their once-in-a-lifetime love.
'One of the most beautiful debuts I’ve ever read' - Dawnie Walton, author of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
'A sweeping, fascinating book' - The Times
Critics Review
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A mouthwatering delight. A reader traverses half the globe through this story, becomes a singer and a dancer and a chef; and is welcomed into a formidable community of women where love is the unshakeable glue. Subtle yet striking, They Dream in Gold is a remarkable comment on motherhood, diaspora, and ambition
Sarah Jessica Parker
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A glorious debut . . . a richly layered account of artistic endeavour and resilience
Guardian
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Exquisitely written, They Dream in Gold is an epic and hauntingly-beautiful story, each page shimmering like gold, woven by Mai Sennaar’s astounding talent as a debut author whose work I look forward to reading during the years to come.
Nguyn Phan Que Mai, internationally best-selling author of The Mountains Sing
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One of the most beautiful debuts I’ve ever read — musical, magical, and full of tenderness for the unique histories and identities entwined in love
Dawnie Walton, author of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
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They Dream in Gold sends us on a journey around the world with a remarkable cast of women in search of belonging and the realization of their dreams. Sennaar tells their story with a musician’s ear for rhythm and subtlety, and indeed, music and love beat strong in the heart of this powerful debut. I would follow these characters anywhere
Laura Warrell, author of Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm
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I adored this Afrobeat love story... a remarkable tapestry of lives buffeted by fate, this lyrical, tender epic explores migration, diaspora, motherhood and ambition
The Bookseller 'Book of the Month'
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They Dream in Gold is a revelation of a novel that readers won't soon forget . . . this wholly original, whirlwind story deftly illuminates the tensions of art and humanity . . . Mai Sennaar is a rare, daring talent
Thao Thai, author of Banyan Moon
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Extraordinary . . . a powerful and poignant exploration of the African diaspora and global Black identity
The New York Times
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A sweeping, fascinating book about identity and families
The Times
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Details
- Author
- Mai Sennaar
- Narrator
- Julia Kwamya
- Duration
- 11 hours 41 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 August 2024
- ISBN
- 9781035033744
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Historical romance, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: displacement, exile, migration, Historical fiction, Narrative theme: sense of place, Narrative theme: diversity, equity, equality, inclusion, Narrative theme: identity / belonging, Narrative theme: journeys and voyages
Synopsis
An electrifying Afrobeat love story about a young Senegalese jazz musician and an aspiring African American producer thrown together by chance, and destined to make music that will change the world.'Extraordinary' - The New York Times'A mouth-watering delight . . . subtle yet striking' - Sarah Jessica Parker'A glorious debut . . . a richly layered account of artistic endeavour and resilience' - GuardianShortlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 2024Bonnie, a lost American girl with a troubled past.Mansour, a gifted musician about to be discovered by the world.When they meet at a jazz club in New York City, 1968, it is clear they are meant to be together. As they tour the globe, from Paris to Rio and Switzerland, stardom seems only a heartbeat away. But now Mansour is missing, and Bonnie, pregnant with their baby, must find him.In They Dream in Gold, Mai Sennaar takes us across oceans and continents as we chart their once-in-a-lifetime love.'One of the most beautiful debuts I’ve ever read' - Dawnie Walton, author of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev'A sweeping, fascinating book' - The Times
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