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

Sonam and the Silence cover

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