“Maame” hits U.S. bookstores right this moment and writer Jessica George is celebrating the discharge of her debut novel by making a splash in one other medium. Deadline reviews Jenna Bush Hager’s Thousand Voices and Universal International Studios are creating the guide right into a TV collection. George is onboard to put in writing the small display adaptation with “What I Know About Love” author Yemi Oyefuwa.
“The novel centers on Maddie, whose life in London involves being primary caretaker for her father, who has advanced stage Parkinson’s, and dealing with her nightmare boss. When her mum returns from her latest trip to Ghana, the self-acknowledged late bloomer leaps at the chance to get out of the family home and start living,” the supply summarizes.
“When I first read ‘Maame,’ Jessica’s voice leapt off the page,” mentioned Bush Hager “Maddie is a character so singular and unique.”
Other guide diversifications on our radar embrace “Without Blood,” a narrative of revenge and therapeutic, and the “The Water Dancer,” a portrait of a person born into bondage and gifted with a mysterious energy. Angelina Jolie is directing the previous and Nia DaCosta the latter.