Speechless
- Publisher
- Freehand Books
- Initial publish date
- May 2020
- Subjects
- Contemporary Women, Literary
- Categories
- Author lives in Nova Scotia
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781988298634
- Publish Date
- May 2020
- List Price
- $10.99
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Description
A'isha Nasir is a Nigerian teenager who has been charged with adultery and sentenced to death. Sophie MacNeil is an ambitious young Canadian journalist who meets A'isha and writes an impassioned article about her plight. But when the article sets off waves of outrage and violence, Sophie is forced to come to terms with the naivete with which she approached the story. Who can — and should — tell a story?
Speechless is a stunning novel of justice, witness, and courage. In luminous prose, Simpson explores the power of words, our responsibility for them, and the ways they affect others in matters of life and death.
About the author
Awards
- Winner, Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award
Editorial Reviews
"A global narrative about gender and race, about words and actions and reactions, with tough female characters who will not back down and instead stand together against injustice. Simpson is a beautiful writer and this is a bold, brave book."
Alexander MacLeod
"[P]assionate and ambitious . . . Simpson introduces us to a cast of fully realized characters and spins a fast-paced and gripping narrative, with high stakes. What does it mean to speak for yourself, or for others?"
Johanna Skibsrud