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Gallant

By: V. E. Schwab
Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
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From the Sunday Times best-selling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and A Darker Shade of Magic comes a stand-alone novel where The Secret Garden meets Stardust.

Sixteen-year-old Olivia Prior is missing three things: a mother, a father and a voice. Her mother vanished all at once, her father by degrees and her voice was a thing she never had to start with.

She grew up at Merilance School for Girls. Now, nearing the end of her time there, Olivia receives a letter from an uncle she’s never met, her father’s older brother, summoning her to his estate, a place called Gallant. But when she arrives, she discovers that the letter she received was several years old. Her uncle is dead. The estate is empty save for the servants. Olivia is permitted to remain, but must follow two rules: don’t go out after dusk and always stay on the right side of a wall that runs along the estate’s western edge. Beyond it is another realm, ancient and magical, which calls to Olivia through her blood.

©2022 Victoria Schwab (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Dark Fantasy Fantasy Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Fiction Paranormal Magic Exciting Heartfelt Scary

Critic Reviews

"A haunting and beautifully tilled garden of darkness, Gallant unearths the shadows - webs of family history, the price of deadly bargains, and the secrets we guard - a triumphant tale that can’t be missed." (Dhonielle Clayton, best-selling author)
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The reading is excellent the story is okay when I would rush out and read having really enjoyed the invisible life of Addie, this felt like a disappointment.

It’s okay

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A beautiful and haunting tale, read perfectly by the narrator. I will listen repeatedly

loved it

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Great story, not quite as engaging as it could’ve been but still worth a listen.
I kinda wish it was a couple of books so I could learn more lore and have more time to develop all the characters.

An enjoyable listen

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Absolutely love this author. This book was another great read with a fascinating storyline. It was also very well narrated.

Another incredible book

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I have to admit that I read this after reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. I loved that book....this one, not as much.

Schwab is no doubt an amazing writer and can turn a phrase beautifully, can build atmosphere, can set a gothic tone. The plot of the story is set to be fantastic, gripping, mysteriously thrilling...but it wasn't. It just didn't get there for me. I liked it but I didn't love it. I wasn't invested like I wanted to be. There was no spine tingling, hair raising, heart thumping moments. It was just a good read.

beautifully written, but not amazing

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There wasn’t much character or story development and the ending was very meh! Enjoyed the invisible life of Addie LeRue so much by the same author. I was hoping the same genus would shine through in this book but sadly it was lacking so much. Pretty disappointing. The reader did a fantastic job however

Could have been so much better

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A haunting tale of a young orphaned mute girl, Olivia. At 14 she is told she has an uncle who wants her to live with him, so leave the orphanage only to find when she arrives at the house, he is dead. Then begins her strange life of ghouls and dreams and a cursed garden where she is lured by ghosts & Death. Beautifully narrated,

Loved this book

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beautiful, intriguing, thrilling and a bit scary in places. super fun read with a cracking heroine.

Had me from the first word and didn't let go.

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Amazing book, this writer is amazing and I highly recommend this book! I love a book that you can’t guess the ending of in the first half

Amazing

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Such Fascinating characters and the story is unique, engrossing, thought provoking and gripping. Great performance too.

Gripping story

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