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The Silence Diaries: A Novel Kindle Edition

by Jennifer Kavanagh (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Suzie and Orbs are in their thirties and have been together for a couple of years. Orbs reluctantly makes a living in the City and Suzie is a respected financial journalist, but each has another life hidden from the outside world... Their secret existence is threatened first when Suzie is offered a highly visible job, and then by an accident that turns their lives upside down. This is their struggle to survive as partners.
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    Roundfire Books
  5. Publication date
    October 25, 2019
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Jennifer Kavanagh gave up her career as a literary agent to work in the community in London's East End. She is a speaker and writer on the Spirit-led life and an Associate Tutor at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre. She is a Churchill Fellow, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of a community of fools. Jennifer has published nine books, including her first novel, The Emancipation of B. She lives in London, UK.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07YL9G8XS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Roundfire Books (October 25, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 25, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 983 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 172 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

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Jennifer Kavanagh worked in publishing for nearly thirty years, the last fourteen as an independent literary agent. In the past twenty years she has run a community centre in London's East End, worked with street homeless people and refugees, and set up microcredit programmes in London, and in Africa. She has also worked as a research associate for the Prison Reform Trust and facilitated workshops for conflict resolution both in prison and in the community.

Jennifer contributes regularly to the Quaker press, and is an associate tutor at Woodbrooke Quaker study centre. She is a Churchill Fellow, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of a community of fools.

She has written twelve books of non-fiction on the Spirit-led life, most recently "Let Me Take You by the Hand", in 2021, and three novels, most recently (due to be published in July 2023) "And this shall be my dancing day".

Balancing an active life with a pull towards contemplation is a continuing and fruitful challenge. As she writes, “Life in the world is about a series of balances: of the life within and the outside world; inner experience and outward witness, plenitude and the void”.

"Jennifer is one of the most interesting writers of our generation on spirituality." Derek A. Collins, London Centre for Spirituality.

www.jenniferkavanagh.co.uk

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Anne L. Foster
4.0 out of 5 stars Tender story!
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2019
I was first attracted to this book because of the title and it certainly fits the story well! Suzie and Orbs are not the traditional couple; he is a professional Fool with crazy costumes who performs in silence. She is a ventriloquist with a "pet" fox named Bruce who perform on television. But when a freak accident silences her for a time, both Suzie and Orb must come to terms with what they can't verbalize in their own relationship. Add to the mix Freddie, Orbs' brother who hears voices but loves Suzie's fox, and you have the makings of a tender story of compassion and insight. The writing is subtle but lovely; we see two people who are very different yet who come together and are there to support one another when the other needs them the most. It's certainly a non-traditional story but is one that will touch your heart and perhaps give you a fresh perspective on what it means to love and be loved!
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC!
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Bonnye Reed Fry
3.0 out of 5 stars Not my bag, I guess
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2019
I received a free electronic copy of this novel from Netgalley, Jennifer Kavanagh, and Roundfire Books. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me. I have read this novel of my own volition, and this review reflects my personal opinion of this work.

I found the novel 'The Silence Diaries' heavy weather to get through. The protagonists are a Fool, a ventriloquist and a man who hears voices. Their common denominator is sound - one chooses to communicate without sound, one by throwing sound to an inanimate object, one by responding to sounds heard only by himself. The fact that their relationships are difficult to maintain is not all that surprising, and they do persevere - or at any rate, they lack forward motion into making choices and thus their relationships hold firm. I was disappointed in this work.
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debbie bristow
5.0 out of 5 stars I couldn’t put it down!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2020
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This gentle novel about relationships and the compromises within them is a lovely read. Unusual characters learning how to live with each other’s needs. I couldn’t put it down. Excellent choice for a book club.
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