{"product_id":"the-story-of-silence-9780008352721","title":"The Story of Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA knightly fairy tale of royalty and dragons, of midwives with secrets and dashing strangers in dark inns. Taking the original French legend as his starting point, \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich, multilayered new story for today's world - sure to delight fans of \u003cem\u003eUprooted\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Bear and the Nightingale\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Utterly enchanting\"\u003cbr\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was once, long ago, a foolish king who decreed that women should not, and would not, inherit. Thus when a girl-child was born to Lord Cador - Merlin-enchanted fighter of dragons and Earl of Cornwall - he secreted her away: to be raised a boy so that the family land and honour would remain intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat child's name was Silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilence must find their own place in a medieval world that is determined to place the many restrictions of gender and class upon them. With dreams of knighthood and a lonely heart to answer, Silence sets out to define themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon their silence will be ended.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Myers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Voyager\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.64h x 5.04w x 1.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008352721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex Myers is a writer, teacher, and speaker. Born and raised in Maine, Alex was raised as a girl and left to attend boarding school. At school, Alex came out as transgender, returning his senior year as a man, and was the first transgender student in his academy's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex earned his bachelor's at Harvard University, studying Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Alex was the first openly transgender student at Harvard and worked to change the University's nondiscrimination clause to include gender identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince earning a master's degree in religion at Brown, Alex has pursued a career in teaching, as a transgender advocate, and as an active journalist contributing to the Guardian, Slate, THEM and other publications. He currently lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Voyager","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43093444558963,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b92ed7d6-ae56-43e5-bc6f-25ff7a58c34f.jpg?v=1748527821","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-story-of-silence-9780008352721","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}