{"product_id":"the-quiet-is-loud-9781988784717","title":"The Quiet Is Loud","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGarner, Samantha:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamantha Garner\u003c\/b\u003e's short fiction and poetry have previously appeared in \u003ci\u003eBroken Pencil, Sundog Lit, Kiss Machine, The Fiddlehead, Storychord, WhiskeyPaper \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Quarantine Review. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives and writes in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Invisible Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50483530989842,"sku":"9781988784717","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_666ab51a-ae43-49ef-b0f0-4574afcae19a.jpg?v=1730362308","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-quiet-is-loud-9781988784717","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}