The Quiet and the Loud
The Quiet and the Loud by Helena Fox is a poignant novel published by National Geographic Books on March 28, 2023. This edition spans 384 pages and is presented in English. The story follows George, whose life is filled with noise and chaos, yet she finds solace on the water, where silence reigns. As her estranged father reaches out, George confronts her past, which threatens to overwhelm her amidst the challenges posed by her friends and family.
Readers will encounter themes of healing from trauma, the complexities of friendship, and the nuances of love as George navigates her tumultuous world. The narrative delves into social themes, including physical and emotional abuse, and explores multicultural and interracial dynamics. As George grapples with her father’s revelations and the impending changes in her friends’ lives, the story unfolds against a backdrop of environmental crises and personal growth, highlighting the importance of voicing suppressed stories and the healing that can follow.
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A heartbreaking, hopeful, and timely novel about holding too tight to family secrets, healing from trauma, and falling in love, from the award-winning author of How It Feels to Float
George’s life is loud. On the water, though, with everything hushed above and below, she is steady, silent. Then her estranged dad says he needs to talk, and George’s past begins to wake up, looping around her ankles, trying to drag her under.
But there’s no time to sink. George’s best friend, Tess, is about to become, officially, a teen mom, her friend Laz is in despair about the climate crisis, her gramps would literally misplace his teeth if not for her, and her moms fill the house with fuss and chatter. Before long, heat and smoke join the noise as distant wildfires begin to burn.
George tries to stay steady. When her father tells her his news and the memories roar back to life, George turns to Calliope, the girl who has just cartwheeled into her world and shot it through with colors. And it’s here George would stay—quiet and safe—if she could. But then Tess has her baby, and the earth burns hotter, and the past just will not stay put.
A novel about the contours of friendship, family, forgiveness, trauma, and love, and about our hopeless, hopeful world, Helena Fox’s gorgeous follow-up to How It Feels to Float explores the stories we suppress and the stories we speak—and the healing that comes when we voice the things we’ve kept quiet for so long.
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