Dylan Farrow è una scrittrice la cui opera è intrisa della sua passione per il fantasy per ragazzi (YA) e del suo attivismo a favore delle sopravvissute ad aggressioni sessuali. La sua scrittura attinge da un'infanzia divisa tra la vivacità di New York City e la tranquillità della campagna del Connecticut, che si manifesta nei mondi ricchi e sviluppati che crea. Dopo aver esplorato altri percorsi professionali, è tornata alla scrittura a tempo pieno, spinta dall'amore per il genere. Il suo romanzo d'esordio offre ai lettori un'accattivante evasione in regni immaginari, combinando elementi magici con una profonda risonanza emotiva.
Seventeen-year-old Shae and her friends journey to the mysterious land of Gondal in search of a dangerous magical book that could alter the fabric of the world, but as they cross the borders, they discover a world ruled not by magic but technology and industry--one fraught with perils of its own.
"A stunning and timely debut from activist Dylan Farrow, Hush is a powerful feminist fantasy full of surprising insights, that casts a ray of light into the shadows of a society based on silencing and lies. How do you speak up in a world where propaganda is a twisted form of magic? In the land of Montane, language is literal magic to the select few who possess the gift of Telling. This power is reserved for the Bards, and, as everyone knows, the Bards have almost always been men. Seventeen-year-old Shae has lived her entire life in awe of the Bards-and afraid of the Blot, a deadly disease spread by ink, which took the life of her younger brother five years ago. Ever since, Shae fears she's cursed. But when tragedy strikes again, and her mother is found murdered with a golden dagger-a weapon used only by the Bards-Shae is forced to act. With a heart set on justice, Shae journeys to High House in search of answers. But when the kind, fatherly Cathal, the High Lord of Montane, makes Shae an undeniable offer to stay and train as a Bard, Shae can't refuse. Through this twisty tale, Shae endures backbreaking training by a ruthless female Bard, tentative and highly-forbidden feelings for a male Bard with a dark past, and a castle filled with dangerous illusions bent on keeping its secrets buried. But sometimes, the truth is closer than we think. We just have to learn to listen. "Farrow carefully crafts a layered world hiding dark secrets and gives us a fierce protagonist determined to unearth the truth-no matter the consequences. A compelling tale that's bound to grab your heart."--Swati Teerdhala, author of the Tiger at Midnight series"-- Provided by publisher
Das Buch ist bei deiner Buchhandlung vor Ort und bei vielen Online-Buchshops erhältlich! Wenn du die Macht hättest, die ganze Welt umzuschreiben, würdest du es tun? Shaes Leben steht Kopf. Nicht nur verfügt sie über Magie, mit der sie die Realität beeinflussen kann, auch das mythische Land Gondal soll tatsächlich existieren. Dorthin ist der Barde Ravod mit dem Buch der Tage geflüchtet. In dem mächtigen Buch ist alle Wirklichkeit festgehalten – und es kann die Welt für immer verändern. Shae muss das Buch zurückholen, ehe Ravod damit Schaden anrichtet. Doch wem kann sie auf ihrer Mission trauen? Tauche ein in den spannenden Abschluss der Jugendfantasy-Reihe! Das große Finale der Feminist-Fantasy-Dilogie. Der zweite Band der feministischen Jugendfantasy-Dilogie für Leser*innen ab 14 Jahren, in dem sich die starke Protagonistin unterdrückenden Machtstrukturen stellt. Geschickt spielt Dylan Farrow mit der Macht der Wörter und erschafft so eine packende und originelle Geschichte rund um Fake News, Me Too und Propaganda und den hochaktuellen gesellschaftlichen Diskurs „Was ist wahr?“/„Was ist Lüge?“.