- Title:
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Out of the Silence
- Written by:
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Wendy James
- Read by:
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Abbe Holmes
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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11
- Duration:
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12 hours 16 minutes
- Published:
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March 01 2020
- Available Date:
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March 01 2020
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9780655654629
- Genres:
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Fiction; Crime & Thriller; Historical Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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I hold Jacky close, fix my eyes on the door and walk as fast as I can ...
'What we are suggesting is nothing,' the man mutters darkly, as I pass through the door and into the brightly lit hall. 'Nothing. Far worse can happen.'
Far worse.
I have a baby, two shillings, no reputation and nowhere to go, but even so I cannot imagine what far worse might be.
Out of the Silence is the stunning tale of three women from very different worlds: Maggie Heffernan, a spirited working-class country girl; Elizabeth Hamilton, whose own disappointment in love has served only to strengthen her humanity; and the remarkable Vida Goldstein, the suffragist who was to become the first woman to stand for Parliament. When Maggie's life descends into darkness after a terrible betrayal, the three women's lives collide.
Out of the Silence powerfully evokes the plight of women in the early 1900s – not least their limited options, whatever their class and education. However, at its heart this is a story of love – of love gone wrong, its compromises and disappointments, but ultimately of its extraordinary transformative power.
'This is a work of intelligence and talent informed by a deeply humane sensitivity.'
Sydney Morning Herald