Voices
Annals of the Western Shore, Book Two
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Voices
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Narrated by:
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Melanie Martinez
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Written by:
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Ursula K. Le Guin
About this listen
In this second novel in the Annals of the Western Shore trilogy, Ursula K. Le Guin brings listeners a haunting and gripping coming-of-age story set against a backdrop of violence, intolerance, and magic.
Ansul was once a peaceful town filled with libraries, schools, and temples. But that was long ago, and the conquerors of this coastal city consider reading and writing to be acts punishable by death. And they believe the Oracle House, where the last few undestroyed books are hidden, is seething with demons.
But to seventeen-year-old Memer, the house is a refuge, a place of family and learning, ritual and memory—the only place where she feels truly safe.
Then an Uplands poet named Orrec and his wife, Gry, arrive, and everything in Memer's life begins to change. Will she and the people of Ansul at last be brave enough to rebel against their oppressors?
Voices is a novel that listeners will not soon forget.
©2006 Ursula K. Le Guin (P)2006 Recorded Books LLCWhat the critics say
"Le Guin's superior narrative voice and storytelling power make even small moments ring with truth." (School Library Journal)