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Hannah's Voice: A Voluntarily Mute Girl Moves the Country Kindle Edition

by Robb Grindstaff (Author), Lane Diamond (Editor), Megan Harris (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

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When six-year-old Hannah’s brutal honesty is mistaken for lying, she stops speaking. Her family, her community, and eventually the entire nation, struggle to find meaning in her silence. All she wants is to find her momma, a little peace and quiet, and maybe some pancakes.

WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award – Best Fiction

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Hidden in protective foster care for twelve years, Hannah loses all contact with her mother and remains mute by choice. When she leaves foster care at age eighteen to search for her momma, a national debate rages over her silence. One word would put an end to the chaos... if only Hannah can find her voice.

“This book is so well written and Hannah is so compelling, her voice lingers in my mind long after I have finished reading. If Hannah’s Voice doesn’t end up on the bestseller’s list, on every notable list... I will be shocked. I will definitely keep my eyes open for more from Robb Grindstaff!” ~ Michelle L. Johnson

“Hannah’s Voice is a beautiful story, and I’m going to tell you about it, but before I do: seriously, you guys, read it. I’m not kidding. You’ll be changed forever, inside... it’s not a book with such strong thematic material that it will make anyone cringe, but it will be burned into your brain for eternity in such a delightful way. Touching, moving, funny, awesome. I can’t say it enough: this book is revolutionary, and the best thing I’ve read in years.” ~ Naomi Sarah

EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a novel that captures the heartwarming and unique voice first of six-year-old Hannah, and later of the teenage Hannah, in a story sure to bring a smile to your face, and occasionally a tear. Brought to you by the author of such award-winning greats as Carry Me Away, Slade, and Turning Trixie. [DRM-Free]

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EDITOR: Lane Diamond has over 180 published books to his editing credit, including many multiple award-winners, across many genres and styles - with more to come.

AUTHOR: In addition to a career as a newspaper editor, publisher, and manager, Robb Grindstaff has written fiction most of his life. The newspaper biz has taken him and his family from Phoenix, Arizona, to small towns in North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin, from seven years in Washington, D.C., to five years in Asia. Born and raised a small-town kid, he's as comfortable in Tokyo or Tuna, Texas. The variety of places he's lived and visited serve as settings for the characters who invade his head. His novels are probably best classified as contemporary southern lit, and he's had more than a dozen short stories published in a wide array of genres. His articles on the craft of fiction writing have appeared in various writer magazines and websites, and one of his seminars was presented at the Sydney (Australia) Writers Festival. He also has taught writing courses for the Romance Writers of America, Romance Writers of Australia, and Savvy Authors. Robb retired from the newspaper business in the summer of 2020 to write and edit fiction full time.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00B0PZ0WW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Evolved Publishing LLC; 1st edition (13 January 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3729 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages

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In addition to a career as a newspaper editor, publisher, and manager, Robb Grindstaff has written fiction most of his life. The newspaper biz has taken him and his family from Phoenix, Arizona, to small towns in North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin, from seven years in Washington, D.C., to five years in Asia. Born and raised a small-town kid, he’s as comfortable in Tokyo or Tuna, Texas.

The variety of places he’s lived and visited serve as settings for the characters who invade his head.

His novels are probably best classified as contemporary southern lit, and he’s had more than twenty short stories published in a wide array of genres. His articles on the craft of fiction writing have appeared in various writer magazines and websites, and one of his seminars was presented at the Sydney (Australia) Writers Festival. He also has taught writing courses for the Romance Writers of America, Romance Writers of Australia, and the Novel-in-Progress writers retreat.

Robb retired from the newspaper business in the summer of 2020 to write and edit fiction full time. He and his wife relocated to the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri.

Robb also edits fiction and non-fiction books for authors from around the world. It helps that he's fluent in five languages: U.S. English, UK English, Canadian English, and Australian English, plus his native language, Texan.

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Gaele

a beautiful story that will stir emotions and thoughts as you read, and will stay with you long after the last page.

Reviewed in the United States on 22 September 2013

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I have been mulling this review over in my head for days: every day I have a new approach, a new thought about the story, or a new idea that is the best thing ever about this story. There are so many things to adore about this story, which makes it more difficult to not miss an element. I should start by saying that this book will call to you if you put it down, it demands that you continue on the journey with Hannah, and doesn't allow you to savor it slowly. Were it not so beautifully written with a style that shows Robb Grindstaff as a wonderful storyteller, this would be a simple book to review. So unlike any other book I have read, yet so comfortable in its difference, it is safe for me to say that this is another of my favorite reads of the year.

Hannah is different from the other children in her community: with a father who lost a long battle with cancer and a mother who's ability to cope with the world was tenuous at best, this child grew up far too fast. She was a clever and artistic child, not comfortable with the company of other children, preferring to draw and take care of her mother to being singled out at school for her skills.

Like all children, Hannah has a singular thread of reasoning: if adults won't believe me when I tell the truth, for she always did, and their reactions cause trouble when I speak: then speaking is something I should not do to not be `trouble'. As her silence becomes more noticeable, the community becomes alarmed, and the more fundamentalist members of the church start to take action.

Hannah is always silent but never without her own thoughts and opinions, her confusion, anger and sense of unjustly being used by those who should have known better: from the self-proclaimed Christian community, to the media to an "occupy wall street" type group founded by a trust-fund baby in an obvious in-your-face to her parents. The notoriety does little but bring danger to Hannah's door: fearful people are dangerous people, fearful fanatics are deadly.

What sits at the core of this story is Hannah's commitment to truth: and we see all of the variations and manipulations that are used to spin a belief into the "truth" that all should see from the other characters she encounters. Mixing religion, media and politics in a manner that feels very now and far-reaching , yet is wholly specific to the story of Hannah, Grindstaff has penned a novel that works on several levels to expose the fallacies in the "true story" and the way that belief is manipulated and influenced by belief, dogma and even a need for power.

There are no extras added to this story: each phase of Hannah's life is solidly voiced and appropriate for her age, showing small changes in perspective without losing the core of the child we first met. There is nothing added for effect: this is a beautiful story that will stir emotions and thoughts as you read, and will stay with you long after the last page.

I purchased a copy of this title for my own library. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

Irene

An absorbing read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2013

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I usually read for an hour or so a night, before I go to sleep but Hannah's Voice was so intriguing, I found myself thinking about Hannah and wanting to know how she was doing. As a small child, she reacts to events outside her control by deciding not to speak, as she feels everything she says makes things worse. Actually, this isn't true, her life REALLY spirals out of her control following this decision. This is a story with many layers and can be read from different perspectives.......I was more interested in the characters drawn, such clever writing - I really cared about Hannah and Daniel and the Lyons and Dunleavys amongst others. The dangers encountered from the fanatics was very real and even when Hannah grew older, she seemed a pawn in other people's 'games'. Not that she is drawn as a weak person - far from it - she is brave, honest, loving and very determined. I have had this book sitting in my Kindle for a while.......I was a bit reluctant to begin it as I didn't see how a story, told from the point of view of the main character who doesn't speak, could hold my attention. How wrong I was! Highly recommended.

Gail Murphy

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Reviewed in the United States on 11 February 2023

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Goodness!! So much trouble for one small girl. Grindstaff mostly captured the voice of a6-year old but I was really intrigued and felt the characterization of Hannah was stronger. I couldn't wait for what would happen next no

JCH

Compelling

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2014

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The subject matter had me curious. A protagonist who won't speak, who happens to be a six-year-old girl... A bit of religious controversy as well...
There's good and less good in this book. Some of the characters are incredibly well drawn and compelling - even when I was cross with what they did I still cared what happened to them. Some (by no means all) of the peripheral characters were a bit thin, but that's being a bit picky. The last few chapters did feel a little rushed, and a few things were just stated and not explained - yet it all came to a good clean end and the last scene was lovely.
The real triumph of this book wasn't the portrayal of religious people, either the nasty or the nice kind. It wasn't the fact that the protagonist doesn't speak at all during most of the story. It wasn't even the fact that much of the story could be seen as a metaphor for the religious misunderstandings that plague the world today.
It's that the author speaks with the voice of a six-year-old girl, bewildered by the contradictions and confusions forced upon her by the world of adults, who want her to be grown-up and responsible at the same time as being innocent and childish. The voice of an adolescent, who knows that life has thrown her some challenges, and has found a path through with the help of some good people. The voice of a young woman who has to face the fact that the monsters of her childhood, long locked away in the darkest of memories, are coming back to haunt her. That's the triumph.
Nicely done.

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W Lorraine Watkins

Interesting and Provcative

Reviewed in the United States on 29 October 2013

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At first I had difficulty with the writing style which seems heavily influenced by this blogging world we now live in. But once I settled in I do find this a very readable book and I am especially impressed with the author's facility with the third person conversations with self. He also does a good job of making Hannah normal. In fact a truth missed by many of the reviewers is that her's is a mind more normal than those around her. How many people do we have among us who like Hannah do know better; but from long ago have been told not to speak of certain things?

Abstracting some of my commentary on one of the reviews: The mutism is a powerful symbol of how, when thoughts arise that are counter the "wisdom" of the culture, we are in any number of ways compelled to be silent. How often are folks, especially children, told (even commanded) to be silent and invisible when they dare question this conventional "wisdom?" The author's description of the cultural powers in the small towns and counties of the deep south as formed and sustained by fundamentalist Christian beliefs is not fiction. It is so accurate as to cause pain; and to make those at its mercy fear speaking. I admit I momentarily sought out soft euphemisms to describe the raw primitive forces of superstitious fear and hate that destroyed those only adults who loved and defended the child Hannah.

I admire the tactic of a third person point of view, with the actor essentially passive because it reinforces understanding of the power of those bizarre passion filled projections and where they came from.

Hannah is an interesting and charming character but this is not about her nature. It is about the nature of the culture she has been set down in.

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