{"product_id":"9781988784717","title":"The Quiet is Loud","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Shortlisted for the 2022 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\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\r\n\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\r\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\r\n\u003cp\u003eInterwoven with themes of Filipino Canadian 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\r\n\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\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"A deeply thoughtful book about identity and the quest for true acceptance.\"\u003cb\u003e—Stacey May Fowles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samantha Garner (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45709534625952,"sku":"9781988784717","price":9.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ee5fcf48-9f3a-4ef7-8b8e-0da68c84dc7b.jpg?v=1689701613","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9781988784717","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}