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In a novel of bilious wit and unexpected tenderness, a jaded young woman ceases to speak. Cristina Martino is twenty-eight and adrift. Underemployed at a university library in Turin, Italy, she still lives at home with her parents, in the shadow of her successful, married elder sister, Elena. One night, listlessly scrolling through Instagram, Cristina decides to delete her social media profiles. What is at first a digital detox becomes an act of self-effacement: Cristina deprives herself of words, then gestures, then disappears altogether, sparking a growing ""silent revolution."" When Elena tries to find her, she discovers a world much quieter and stranger than anyone ever imagined. A slender novel of big ideas, The Silent Period probes at solitude--whether chosen or suffered, salvific or fatal--and our need for genuine connection.

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Francesca Manfredi is the author of The Empire of Dirt and Un Buon Posto Dove Stare (A Place to Stay In), which won Italy's Premio Campiello Opera Prima. She lives in Turin, Italy. Ekin Oklap translates from Turkish and Italian, and currently lives in London. As a translator, she was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. Nicol Zanzarella is an award-winning audiobook narrator, with titles spanning multiple genres in both fiction and nonfiction. She came to audiobook narration after (literally) growing up within the walls of a local radio station that her father ran, and brings with her a background in both classical and contemporary theater, as well as film. She also has numerous television and radio commercials to her credit. Originally from Yonkers, New York, she currently lives in California, where, when not in the booth, you can usually find her drinking coffee, cooking her grandmother's Italian recipes, or in the local boxing gym. Thank you for listening!

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