{"product_id":"9781988784717","title":"The Quiet is Loud","description":"Author: Samantha Garner\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781988784717\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Invisible Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Oct 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Shortlisted for the 2022 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe perfect marriage of literary and speculative fiction for readers of Kazuo Ishiguro and NK Jemisin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Freya Tanangco was ten, she dreamed of her mother's death right before it happened. That's when she realized she was a veker, someone with enhanced mental abilities and who is scorned as a result. Freya's adult life has been spent in hiding: from the troubled literary legacy created by her author father, and from the scrutiny of a society in which vekers often meet with violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her prophetic dreams take a dangerous turn, Freya finds herself increasingly forced to sacrifice her own anonymity-and the fragile safety that comes with it-in order to protect those around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterwoven with themes of Filipino and mixed-race identity, fantastical elements from Norse and Filipino mythology, and tarot card symbolism, \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Is Loud\u003c\/i\u003e is an intergenerational tale of familial love and betrayal, and what happens when we refuse to let others tell our stories for us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Garner wears her spec fic, geek, and SF influences on her sleeve, and The Quiet Is Loud is a warm welcome to the more literary part of that universe.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eUnderstorey Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A deeply thoughtful book about identity and the quest for true acceptance-especially in a world that encourages us to hate, hide, and fear who we are.\"\u003cb\u003e-Stacey May Fowles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46875651342494,"sku":"ADS-9781988784717","price":42.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781988784717.jpg?v=1779754729","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781988784717","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}