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Fiction Literary

Speechless

by (author) Anne Simpson

Publisher
Freehand Books
Initial publish date
May 2020
Category
Literary, Contemporary Women
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781988298627
    Publish Date
    May 2020
    List Price
    $22.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781988298634
    Publish Date
    May 2020
    List Price
    $10.99

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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.

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