{"product_id":"the-quiet-is-loud-paperback","title":"The Quiet Is Loud - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamantha Garner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Shortlisted for the 2022 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\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\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\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 \u003cem\u003eThe Quiet Is Loud\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cbr\u003eacceptance--especially in a world that encourages us to hate, hide, and \u003cbr\u003efear who we are.\"\u003cb\u003e--Stacey May Fowles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45817241665733,"sku":"9781988784717","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/NUhzaHNNclJnMldqNFB4NGhnRU9jQT09.webp?v=1771040511","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-quiet-is-loud-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}