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An atmospheric and compelling debut about the search for identity, the power of self-expression, and value of the written word

Avon A
April 2010
On Sale: April 13, 2010
Featuring: Auda
368 pages
ISBN: 0061849278
EAN: 9780061849275
Trade Size
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The daughter of a papermaker in a small French village in
the year 1320--mute from birth and forced to shun normal
society--young Auda finds solace and escape in the wonder of
the written word. Believed to be cursed by those who embrace
ignorance and superstition, Auda's very survival is a
testament to the strength of her spirit.

But this is an age of Inquisition and intolerance, when
difference and defiance are punishable "sins" and new ideas
are considered damnable heresy. When darkness descends upon
her world, Auda--newly grown to womanhood--is forced to
flee, setting off on a remarkable quest to discover love and
a new sense of self . . . and to reclaim her heritage and
the small glory of her father's art.