{"product_id":"the-quiet-is-loud-by-samantha-garner-9781988784717","title":"The Quiet is Loud","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2022 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe perfect marriage of literary and speculative fiction for readers of Kazuo Ishiguro and NK Jemisin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Freya Tanangco was ten, she dreamed of her mother's death right before it happened. That's when she realised 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\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Garner wears her spec fic, geek, and SF influences on her sleeve, and \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet is Loud\u003c\/i\u003e is a warm welcome to the more literary part of that universe.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003ci\u003eUnderstorey Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\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.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - Stacey May Fowles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608148820204,"sku":"9781988784717","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/0a5e44424452eb98be09510a436a49ac.jpg?v=1778203215","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-quiet-is-loud-by-samantha-garner-9781988784717","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}