Silence can be deafening . Jean McClellan spends her time in almost complete silence, limited to just one hundred words a day. Any more, and a thousand volts of electricity will course through her veins. Now the new government is in power, everything has changed. But only if you’re a woman . Almost overnight, bank accounts are frozen, passports are taken away and seventy million women lose their jobs. Even more terrifyingly, young girls are no longer taught to read or write. For herself, her daughter, and for every woman silenced, Jean will reclaim her voice. This is only the beginning… Perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale , don’t miss the thrilling debut that everyone is talking about!
Christina Dalcher Boeken
Christina Dalcher is een auteur wiens werk diep ingaat op de verkenning van taal en de maatschappelijke impact ervan. Haar literaire interesses vloeien voort uit uitgebreide studies in de theoretische linguïstiek, waar ze zich concentreerde op fonetiek en de evolutie van klankveranderingen in verschillende dialecten. Deze academische basis doordringt haar schrijven en biedt een uniek perspectief op hoe woorden en hun structuren onze gedachten en interacties vormgeven. Door haar verhalen onderzoekt Dalcher fascinerende vragen over de kracht van taal en de invloed ervan op individuele vrijheid en collectieve identiteit.
The Sentence
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The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon, VOX 'Shocking, emotive, urgent and original' Chris Whitaker 'A non-stop thrill ride' Jeffery Deaver 'Queen of the "what if" thriller. Unflinching, unguessable and unputdownable' Simon Lelic 'Thrilling, topical and timely ... I ripped through this in a few days' Louise Swanson 'Provocative, inventive and compulsively page-turning' David Koepp The one decision you can't take back Prosecutor, Justine Boucher has only asked for the death penalty once, in a brutal murder case. In doing so, she put her own life on the line. Because, if the convicted are later found innocent, the lawyer who requested the execution will be sentenced to death. Justine had no doubt that the man she sent to the chair was guilty. Until now. Presented with evidence that could prove his innocence, Justine must find out the truth before anyone else does. Her life depends on it.
WOULD YOU MAKE THE GRADE? 'Terrifyingly plausible' Louise Candlish 'Devastating and brilliant' Woman & Home 'Thought-provoking' Alice Feeney 'Shocking . . . A powerful tale' Cosmopolitan 'Timely' Kia Abdullah
The gripping new thriller from the bestselling author of VOX and Q[Bokinfo]