Ties That Tether

De: Jane Igharo

Narrado por: Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, Gary Tiedemann

One of Betches' 7 Books by Black Authors You Need to Read This Summer

One of Elite Daily’s Books Featuring Interracial Relationships You Should Read in 2020

One of Marie Claire's 2020 Books You Should Add to your Reading List

When a Nigerian woman falls for a man she knows will break her mother's heart, she must choose between love and her family.

At 12 years old, Azere promised her dying father she would marry a Nigerian man and preserve her culture, even after immigrating to Canada. Her mother has been vigilant about helping - well forcing - her to stay within the Nigerian dating pool ever since. But when another match-made-by-mom goes wrong, Azere ends up at a bar, enjoying the company and later sharing the bed of Rafael Castellano, a man who is tall, handsome, and...White.

When their one-night stand unexpectedly evolves into something serious, Azere is caught between her feelings for Rafael and the compulsive need to please her mother. Soon, Azere can't help wondering if loving Rafael makes her any less of a Nigerian. Can she be with him without compromising her identity? The answer will either cause Azere to be audacious and fight for her happiness or continue as the compliant daughter.

©2020 Jane Igharo (P)2020 Penguin Audio

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“A beautiful, heartfelt story about the power of love, identity, and family. Ties That Tether is a delightful debut that romance lovers won’t want to miss!"
—Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Train To Key West

“Lovingly written and heartfelt. Ties That Tether is a beautiful exploration of culture, family, and romance. Azere’s journey to find her own voice should resonate with anyone who’s ever felt trapped between conflicting worlds and expectations.”
—Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author of The Bride Test

“Ties That Tether takes the reader on a rich, emotional journey. A big, bold story about finding ourselves amidst the struggles of family loyalty, honoring one’s culture, and the endless facets of love. Loved every glorious moment of this book!”
—Jennifer Probst, New York Times bestselling author of Love on Beach Avenue

I'm in love

I loved everything about this book. The descriptions painted a picture for every scene.

Not bad

I got to be honest the narration got on my nerves. This book isn’t the best but it’s pretty decent. I love reading about interracial couples I just hate any book that’s predictable and you know exactly what’s about to happen that’s some boring and almost waste time. However there is a nice twist that I must admit I did not see coming towards the very end. I think this is one book that maybe I would’ve enjoyed more if I had just read the physical book just because like I mentioned before not overly thrilled with the narration maybe it’s just me.

Wonderful Read!!!!

I absolutely loved this book and the narrator. I could not stop listening to it!

Great Storyline!

Overall this was a wonderful story. I understand Azere wanting to honor her parents wishes by marrying a Nigerian man. And staying true to her African culture. But she was starting to become extremely annoying. Clearly Rafael makes her happy and she wanted to be with him. But I wish she would have stood up to her mother instead of procrastinating the truth. She was playing with everyone's feelings including her own. Also I hated the pauses in her speech. Not blaming the narrator because she did her job delivering. But I hate when Azere kept dragging out what she wanted to say sometimes. Someone will ask her something and shes like "Ummmmmm (long ass pause) follow by the rest of her sentence. But anyway I love the story besides that. It was very good.

Romantic comedy with deep issues

This is a pretty good book that touches on major issues. There were a few laughs but for the most part the issues were deep. The narrators did a good job with characters. I had not heard of the narrators and was pleasantly surprised; will have to discover other books narrated by them.

I LOVED this book!

Love, love, love this book and Nkeki Obi- Melekwe’s performance! Her voice brought Jane Igharo’s well-written words to life! Now I have a new favorite author and am downloading The Sweetest Remedy next!

360 degrees Excellent

beautiful story. loved the main characters..Ezeri and Rafeal . Loved the Ezeri narrator 's voice, mannerisms and her characteristic chuckles . This will make a great screen play...on Nollywood?

Cute Modern Love Storty

I enjoyed this audible title! Started a tiny bit slow, but soon picked up and this caterpillar of a story turned into a beautiful butterfly!! We all love a happy ending!!

lead female is very immature

lead female is very immature, very very immature. if I am supposed to be laughing, I am not.

Loooved it!

I love this story, the character development, the plot, and the narration was great. I will be listening to this book again.