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Without Words
Hardcover
Publisher: Global Agile Publishers
Published: Feb 9 2026
Pages: 248
Weight: 1.36
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Set against the sweeping plains of late-19th-century America, this novel follows Shadow, an orphan who arrives in the United States in 1881 after attaching herself to an immigrant family crossing the Atlantic. Marked by an unnamed trauma that has rendered her mute, Shadow grows from a silent child into a quietly indispensable woman within a South Dakota prairie community. Though she never speaks, she listens-and people reveal their secrets, sorrows, and hopes to her.
Through Shadow's observant, compassionate perspective, the story weaves together the lives of immigrants striving to survive and belong in a harsh, unforgiving landscape. As years pass and her life wanes, Shadow comes to understand that meaning is not measured by words spoken, but by presence, empathy, and the lives touched along the way. This is a tender, haunting exploration of resilience, human connection, and the power of listening.
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