The Listener, Shira Nayman
The Listener, Shira Nayman
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The Listener

Author: Shira Nayman

Narrator: Jefferson Mays

Unabridged: 12 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/26/2010


Synopsis

Critically acclaimed author Shira Nayman has been praised by School Library Journal for her "breathtaking storytelling" and her ability to write with "stunning clarity." Nayman's debut novel, The Listener is a tale of madness and passion set in a psychiatric hospital just after the end of WWII.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Traci on September 11, 2024

Despite the anticlimactic ending, there were still some very interesting ideas that were explored in this book. 1) Lord Luxon's plot to change the course of history for his own personal gain ended in a satisfying "you reap what you sow" kind of way. I found myself getting very concerned for the safe......more

Goodreads review by Mundi on January 24, 2010

This book was set in a psychiatric hospital shortly after WWII and at first it seemed to be about unraveling the psychiatric problems of a particular patient. Then it seemed to be about who this patient really was and what he had actually done in the war. But it was also about the connection between......more

Goodreads review by Su on March 27, 2010

A very strange story and one that was very difficult to read. The author's style left me so confused about the characters she created and the problems they encountered. The main character, Dr. Harrison, is a psychiatrist in a mental institution. This place evidently treated only the wealthy because......more

Goodreads review by Bill on January 24, 2020

Time Quake by Linda Buckley-Archer is the third and final book in her Gideon trilogy. I read the first two books back in 2011ish so it took me a while to get back into the flow of this trilogy. The basic premise is that two young people Kate and Peter play with her father's anti-gravity machine and......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on March 19, 2023

This trilogy is amazing and educational, as an adult I've enjoyed reading about historical Europe.......more