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The Shouts Beneath
- Narrated by: Jade Anouka
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
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The Shouts Beneath
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Summary
Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction Discoveries Award 2023
An intensely gripping modern myth about family, secrets, belonging, identity and the power of finding your voice.
Emily has spent her life running away. She never speaks about what happened between her and her mother at her family home when she was a child. All anyone knows is that same night her father packed up the car and drove Emily away. For her safety, he said. She hasn’t been home since.
When her mother dies on her 28th birthday, everything changes. She sees her mother everywhere. She catches glimpses at the corner of her eye. She haunts her dreams.
And as the line between dreaming and waking begins to blur, her husband Matt convinces her that the only way she can make peace with her past is to make one final visit to the house she grew up in. With Matt and her friends by her side, she feels ready to take the leap.
Opening this Pandora's box will change Emily’s life forever. Is she ready to face the truth?
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- Anonymous User
- 08-06-24
A must listen!
Caught my attention from the start! I don’t know what to expect. Didn’t guess the ending. Had lots of levels to the plot
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- Lyn B. Copson
- 28-06-24
Not sure if I enjoyed this- not great not terrible but stuck it out to the end-
Not a good story voices ok -just ok can’t say it was all bad but certainly not good!!
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- Ms Clare J Howard
- 18-06-24
Great storytelling
A really subtle and unusual blend of elements, brilliantly written and well performed. Highly recommended.
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- Mrs Chicken
- 28-06-24
initially confusing, but what an ending
I've never, ever read a book like this. It's beautiful, heart wrenching, raw and emotive. it demonstrates a struggle from many angles, but I think, most importantly, a struggle with her own identity and race. I wish I could pick Emily out of the story and show her how incredible she is, make her really see that she can be proud of everything is she, everything she's accomplished, and not to be pushed down into a box of what everyone else expects you to be. This really highlighted and exposed the internal experience of feeling shame imposed upon you by other people. shame that shouldn't exist. The ending of this book made me cry tears of joy for her, feeling herself unfurl into the woman she was always meant to be - powerful, strong, beautiful, black. I love this book and want to thank the author for expressing everything with such clarity and immense raw detail. Incredible.
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- Moxy
- 04-06-24
It was ok but not brilliant. Had to speed up my listening time to finish it.
Just ok.
Not brilliant but it was a freebie from the plus catalogue so I didn’t waste a credit. Can only award 3 stars overall. Bit bored in places but then other parts were better. Listened in one sitting but wouldn’t listen again.
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- Chris Whitaker
- 15-06-24
The Narrator
Too flamboyant in the use of adjectives especially towards the end, when the whole plot seemed confused. I felt as though there was a choice between 2 or 3 possibilities for the ending. Perhaps for me the author chose the wrong one!🤔
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- B
- 31-05-24
Phenomenally eerie and empowering
An eerie but ultimately empowering horror handled with real skill by both writer and narrator. I can't wait for Cowan-Hall's full length novel to hit the shelves.
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- Philip
- 25-06-24
Nonsensical
An awful lot of meaningless and meandering imagery which did not contribute to any consistent theme or storyline.
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- Polly D
- 07-06-24
Voices from the deep
Loved the storyline throughout, well narrated. A twist right till the end keeps you on your toes wanting answers
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- C. Windermere Stoke
- 03-06-24
Dark and twisting
I was super confused the entire time listening to this audiobook story but the ending ties everything together so magnificently that it was worth all the confusion. The ending was quite beautiful. I am woman hear me roar, but I am a black woman so hear me roar and not be scary despite your prejudices and stereotyping. The story is gripping and grim, but there are some actual laugh out moments that are brilliant too. No one could ever guess the ending.
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