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Silent People [Kindle Edition]

Yvonne Jerrold (Author)
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"Silent People explores the intriguing privacy of other people's experience and reminds us that human experience is so intricately layered that it sometimes defies our normal ranges of perception." Dr Terri Apter, psychologist and writer "A haunting tale which echoes in the mind long after the book has been put down." Judie Newman, Fellow of the English Association

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Talks about people who wander looking lost, as if they don't quite belong, but don't know how to leave; who struggle all their lives, to fit into a world. This novel presents a story that wanders the borders of fact and fantasy, of science and art, of sanity and madness, and the magic that draws the silent people back to their ancient roots.
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 597 KB
  • Print Length: 248 pages
  • Publisher: Matador (20 Feb 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004OR1K0Y
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #358,832 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Genre: Fantasy/ Fiction

Title: Silent People: Hearing the Call of the Dodder

AUTHOR: Yvonne Jerrold

As a child, Hebe loved the forest and the forest creatures. Her childhood friend, the wild `dodder' boy was her constant companion. Although very different, they formed a close bond and wiled away the hours together. But fate intervened and Hebe left Dodder's Well and her wild and mysterious friend. Years later she returns and attempts to find him and regain that feeling of belonging that was always missing in her life.

A hidden race of people, the Dodders are born from seed and live close to nature all of their lives. They have no need for material things, egotistical successes or interaction with humans. Are they real or simply a product of a lonely child's imagination? Can Hebe ever really fit in? Is she perhaps one of the Dodder people herself? You will have to read Silent People for answers to these questions and find a fascinating world of imagination, fantasy and wonder. This book leaves the reader pondering many possibilities that lay beneath the conscious mind.

Author, Yvonne Jerrold was born in the US but educated in Dublin and Cambridge. She continues to live in England where she is planting a small woodland of native trees. A true lover of nature her knowledge of horticulture shines in this novel.

A lovely, easy read for a sunny afternoon. Reviewer: Shirley Roe, Allbooks Reviews.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderful read. An unusual and thought-provoking story is told in a clear and flowing style. The narrative is enhanced in many places by evocative passages of almost poetic quality. Thoroughly recommended.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
in a dodder light 25 April 2006
By Yewtree
Format:Paperback
Silent People has some really interesting ideas - plants as ancestors, a hidden species of human, what goes on in the minds of shy, silent awkward people, our relationship with nature. Parts of the book are very successful, especially the main character's flashback to her childhood relationship with the mysterious dodder boy. This part of the book was very lyrical and heartfelt. The book was oddly structured, and the bits dealing with mundane life were less successful. At its best, the book is reminiscent of Mythago Wood and its ilk; but other bits could have done with a sympathetic but firm editor. However, the ideas are really interesting, and don't let the fact that it is self-published put you off (it is not the same as vanity publishing apparently). Overall, the wistful tone and the genuinely original ideas make this book well worth a read. I'm still seeing things in a dodder light...
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