Sonam and the Silence
Eddie Ayres author Ronak Taher illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Murdoch Books
Published:6th Apr '23
Should be back in stock very soon

In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Sonam's world is dark and silent. Then one day, she follows a magical melodious sound to a walled garden, and her world is silent no more. The sound is music, and it lifts her up amongst the stars and takes her deeper than the tree roots in the earth. How can she hold on to this feeling in a world where music is forbidden?
A lyrical fable-like story by the well-known musician, author and broadcaster Eddie Ayres, about the irrepressible power of music.
'Sonam and the Silence by the Australian broadcaster and musician Eddie Ayres is a vivid, lyrical story with the heightened feel of a fable ... Ronak Taher's mixed-media images combine sombre greys and threatening darkness with flashes of bright, rebellious colour, such as a single pomegranate lingering on a tree.' The Guardian
- Short-listed for Picture Book of the Year 2019 (Australia)
- Short-listed for CBCA Awards 2019 (Australia)
ISBN: 9781911679660
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 204g
32 pages