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The Voice
The Voice: An Ephemera Novella (A Penguin Special from Roc) | Anne Bishop
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An original novella from the New York Times bestselling author of Bridge of Dreams In a small village outside the city of Vision, the people know no sorrow or grief. But this seemingly idyllic community is hiding a terrible secret. As a young child, Nalah did not know why she was told to bring a cake to the mute girl known as the Voice whenever she was upset, only that doing so made her feel better. Now grown, Nalah understands the dark truth, and yearns to escape from the oppressive village that has been her life-long home. But it is only after visiting the city of Vision and discovering the Temple of Sorrow that Nalah understands what she must do to be free Bishops talents lie both in her ability to craft a story filled with intriguing characters and in her flair for smoldering sensuality.Library Journal [Bishops] worlds are so fully realized and three-dimensional, they jump right off the pages.Fresh Fiction Includes a letter from the author and a special preview chapter from Bridge of Dreams
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JAN 13 #BeginsWith Voice Anne Bishop is one of my favorite authors, I have read most of her books, this one included. This one is a short story. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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Novella, set in the Ephemera series and fleshes some details, but stands alone. I prefer this story over the novels that make up the series proper. Particularly excellent as a paired read with the Le Guin... (continued in comments)

readinginthedark This sounds like a difficult read! 5y
esurient @readinginthedark A lot of discussion of child and sexual abuse, yes, but I loved the narrating character growing from a child slowly realizing how wrong this is to an adult becoming able to do something about it. 5y
esurient @readinginthedark Bishop is generally very good about arranging narrative smackdown for her evil characters. 5y
readinginthedark Good to know! 5y
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