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Enter the world of Evie Steppman, born into the dying days of the British Empire in Nigeria. It's loud and cacophonous. Why? Because Evie can hear things no one else can. Although she's too young to understand all the sounds she takes in, she hoards them in a vast internal sonic archive.
Today, alone in an attic in Scotland, Evie's powers of hearing are starting to fade, and she must write her story before it disintegrates into a meaningless din. But the attic itself is not as quiet as she hoped. The scratching of mice, the hum of traffic, the tic-toc of a pocket watch and countless other sounds merge with the noises of Evie's past: her time in the womb, her childhood in Nigeria, her travels across America with her lover . . .
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Review:
Beguiling, astonishing, rich (Guardian)
Weaves a rich web of stories, while playfully questioning notions of truth, history, narrative, even the reliability of words (Scotland on Sunday)
Read this novel aloud. Read it wearing earplugs. But read it, and notice its aural effect (Sunday Times)
About the Author:
Rich and resonant . . . stuffed with stories, literary references and peculiar details, this beguiling novel is a work of astonishing synthesis
(Guardian)Weaves a rich web of stories, while playfully questioning notions of truth, history, narrative, even the reliability of words (Scotland on Sunday)
Read this novel aloud. Read it wearing earplugs. But read it, and notice its aural effect (Sunday Times)
Luke Williams was born in 1977. He grew up in Fife, Scotland, and now divides his time between Edinburgh and London. The Echo Chamber is his first novel.
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- PublisherHamish Hamilton
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0241145163
- ISBN 13 9780241145166
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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