Becoming Johanna

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.

Since the age of three, the grim conditions and strict regulations of Peakie's Foundling Home have ruled 16-year-old Josefina Charo's life. Her inquisitive nature and love of books highlighted an intelligence that allowed her to graduate two years early from secondary school. However, she is disappointed to learn that Peakie will not provide a higher education, nor will she be permitted to leave—because she is too young. Her spirit dampened, she spent the next several months working in the home's laundry and cafeteria for menial wages, while she searched for a way to escape her prison. Finally, she saw her chance and grabbed it, but she soon discovered the harsh realities of being on her own. Life can be difficult, at best, for a teenage girl with no real-world experience.