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When six-year-old Hannah’s brutal honesty is mistaken for lying, she stops speaking. Her family, her community, and eventually the entire nation, struggle to find meaning in her silence. All she wants is to find her momma, a little peace and quiet, and maybe some pancakes.

WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Summer 2014 -- Best Fiction

Hidden in protective foster care for twelve years, Hannah loses all contact with her mother and remains mute by choice. When she leaves foster care at age eighteen to search for her momma, a national debate rages over her silence. One word would put an end to the chaos... if only Hannah can find her voice.

“This book is so well written and Hannah is so compelling, her voice lingers in my mind long after I have finished reading. If Hannah’s Voice doesn’t end up on the bestseller’s list, on every notable list... I will be shocked. I will definitely keep my eyes open for more from Robb Grindstaff!” ~ Michelle L. Johnson

“Hannah’s Voice is a beautiful story, and I’m going to tell you about it, but before I do: seriously, you guys, read it. I’m not kidding. You’ll be changed forever, inside... it’s not a book with such strong thematic material that it will make anyone cringe, but it will be burned into your brain for eternity in such a delightful way. Touching, moving, funny, awesome. I can’t say it enough: this book is revolutionary, and the best thing I’ve read in years.” ~ Naomi Sarah

EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a novel that captures the heartwarming and unique voice first of six-year-old Hannah, and later of the teenage Hannah, in a story sure to bring a smile to your face, and occasionally a tear. [DRM-Free]

Books by Robb Grindstaff:

Carry Me Away
Hannah’s Voice
Turning Trixie (Coming Soon)

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Length: 244 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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AUTHOR: In addition to a career as a journalist, editor, newspaper publisher, and media executive, Robb has written fiction most of his life. The newspaper biz has taken him and his family from Phoenix, Arizona, to small towns in North Carolina and Texas, and from seven years in Washington, D.C., to five years in Asia. Born and raised a small-town kid, he's as comfortable in Tokyo or Tuna, Texas. He now resides in a small community in Wisconsin where he manages a regional news media company, but he's looking forward to retirement and a full-time writing and fishing gig in the near future. The variety of places he's lived and traveled serves as settings for the characters who invade his head. He's had a dozen short stories published in several print anthologies and e-zines, and several published articles on the craft of writing fiction. He has taught courses for U.S. and Australian writer organizations. He has two novels out through Evolved Publishing, with the third and fourth novels in progress. He also edits fiction and non-fiction books for authors from around the world. It helps that he's fluent in five languages: U.S. English, U.K. English, Canadian English, and Australian English, plus his native language, Texan. To learn more about Robb Grindstaff, please visit www.RobbGrindstaff.com.

EDITOR: Lane Diamond has over 160 published books to his editing credit, including many multiple award-winners, across many genres and styles. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN : B00B0PZ0WW
Publisher : Evolved Publishing LLC; 1st edition (13 January 2013)
Language : English
File size : 3673 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 244 pages

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Irene

An absorbing read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 September 2013

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I usually read for an hour or so a night, before I go to sleep but Hannah's Voice was so intriguing, I found myself thinking about Hannah and wanting to know how she was doing. As a small child, she reacts to events outside her control by deciding not to speak, as she feels everything she says makes things worse. Actually, this isn't true, her life REALLY spirals out of her control following this decision. This is a story with many layers and can be read from different perspectives.......I was more interested in the characters drawn, such clever writing - I really cared about Hannah and Daniel and the Lyons and Dunleavys amongst others. The dangers encountered from the fanatics was very real and even when Hannah grew older, she seemed a pawn in other people's 'games'. Not that she is drawn as a weak person - far from it - she is brave, honest, loving and very determined. I have had this book sitting in my Kindle for a while.......I was a bit reluctant to begin it as I didn't see how a story, told from the point of view of the main character who doesn't speak, could hold my attention. How wrong I was! Highly recommended.

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Compelling

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2014

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The subject matter had me curious. A protagonist who won't speak, who happens to be a six-year-old girl... A bit of religious controversy as well...
There's good and less good in this book. Some of the characters are incredibly well drawn and compelling - even when I was cross with what they did I still cared what happened to them. Some (by no means all) of the peripheral characters were a bit thin, but that's being a bit picky. The last few chapters did feel a little rushed, and a few things were just stated and not explained - yet it all came to a good clean end and the last scene was lovely.
The real triumph of this book wasn't the portrayal of religious people, either the nasty or the nice kind. It wasn't the fact that the protagonist doesn't speak at all during most of the story. It wasn't even the fact that much of the story could be seen as a metaphor for the religious misunderstandings that plague the world today.
It's that the author speaks with the voice of a six-year-old girl, bewildered by the contradictions and confusions forced upon her by the world of adults, who want her to be grown-up and responsible at the same time as being innocent and childish. The voice of an adolescent, who knows that life has thrown her some challenges, and has found a path through with the help of some good people. The voice of a young woman who has to face the fact that the monsters of her childhood, long locked away in the darkest of memories, are coming back to haunt her. That's the triumph.
Nicely done.

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A Christian view of Hannah's Voice

Reviewed in the United States on 30 June 2013

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This book was so riveting and well-written, it should be a classic. The character of Hannah is original because her interactions with almost everyone else in her life never convey what is going on within her. She is completely misunderstood throughout the whole book, and so the reader feels her frustration. Her voice has become an absent secondary character that we miss and long for its return, to save the day by explaining herself.

The beginning of the book is set when Hannah is a six-year-old child. We immediate deduce that Hannah is really a brilliant girl, but is surrounded by many adults who don't take her seriously. They can't comprehend her maturity. Maybe because I have a daughter who is six (and also one named Hannah!) I cried even before the end of the first chapter and continued through most of the book. I wanted to shake the adults for misunderstanding her and treating her wrongly. But it also made me appreciate characters such as her father (in flashback appearances) and Brother Ronnie, the only ones sane enough to understand her and comfort her. Later, she is able to find this same comfort in Daniel, another mistreated youth.

Looking at mental illness (or selfishness) from the perspective of a child was humbling. It made me look at myself and realize that sometimes I don't give my own kids enough credit for knowing what they know. Adults can be so wrapped up in ourselves, we don't see the rapid growth in the spirits of our children.

As the book processed, we find many more characters in Hannah's life that also range from the self-centered ones who need her only to use her and exploit her selective mutism to benefit their own causes, to others not completely accepted by society who seem to accept her for who she is and see the normalcy in her. Hannah, of course, clings to the latter, while not always hiding from the former.

When I began the book and saw how much fundamental Christianity was involved, I was excited as a Christian to see how religion affected Hannah's life. Many of her religious leaders as a child completely let her down. A Christian needs to read this with an open mind, more as a reminder of how we shepherd children in Christ's love, like Brother Ronnie, rather than the others who did not see the person of Hannah at all. It was a reminder to focus on the importance of individuals over what may be perceived as "the great good." I would also like to note that Biblical references in the book were very accurate.

Another note to Christians who might read this work, there are several instances of vulgar language. It made me blush, but it contributed to the reality of the circumstance which Hannah faced. A reminder of the world we are in and need to face, even when we want to put our head in the sand.

Bravo to this author for an excellent work.

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DaveL

An original, well-written novel that transcends genre

Reviewed in the United States on 22 August 2013

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Hannah's Voice is an original, well-written novel that, like most good books, transcends genre. The main character, Hannah, is a complex and endearing young girl who is struggling to come to terms with a painful past. The story is a little reminiscent of The Secret Life of Bees, as we follow Hannah's journey of discovery of the good and bad in life. On the way she encounters some who will help, some who would exploit and some who expose her to the more bizarre aspects of humanity.

It's quite a feat to tell a story in the first person point of view of a character who doesn't speak. The author not only accomplishes this in a believable and engaging manner, but also shows us three different Hannah's: the intelligent but traumatized six-year-old girl; the blossoming teen; and the young woman who finally comes to terms with the absurdity of the world around her.

The book occasionally skirts the ragged edge of social commentary and political satire by highlighting the irrationality of extremes on all sides. But the author never climbs so high on his soap box that it interferes with the story.

The success of this fine novel rests on the marvelous character of Hannah. I became attached to her in the first few pages and continued to root for her all the way through to the end.

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Gaele

a beautiful story that will stir emotions and thoughts as you read, and will stay with you long after the last page.

Reviewed in the United States on 23 September 2013

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I have been mulling this review over in my head for days: every day I have a new approach, a new thought about the story, or a new idea that is the best thing ever about this story. There are so many things to adore about this story, which makes it more difficult to not miss an element. I should start by saying that this book will call to you if you put it down, it demands that you continue on the journey with Hannah, and doesn't allow you to savor it slowly. Were it not so beautifully written with a style that shows Robb Grindstaff as a wonderful storyteller, this would be a simple book to review. So unlike any other book I have read, yet so comfortable in its difference, it is safe for me to say that this is another of my favorite reads of the year.

Hannah is different from the other children in her community: with a father who lost a long battle with cancer and a mother who's ability to cope with the world was tenuous at best, this child grew up far too fast. She was a clever and artistic child, not comfortable with the company of other children, preferring to draw and take care of her mother to being singled out at school for her skills.

Like all children, Hannah has a singular thread of reasoning: if adults won't believe me when I tell the truth, for she always did, and their reactions cause trouble when I speak: then speaking is something I should not do to not be `trouble'. As her silence becomes more noticeable, the community becomes alarmed, and the more fundamentalist members of the church start to take action.

Hannah is always silent but never without her own thoughts and opinions, her confusion, anger and sense of unjustly being used by those who should have known better: from the self-proclaimed Christian community, to the media to an "occupy wall street" type group founded by a trust-fund baby in an obvious in-your-face to her parents. The notoriety does little but bring danger to Hannah's door: fearful people are dangerous people, fearful fanatics are deadly.

What sits at the core of this story is Hannah's commitment to truth: and we see all of the variations and manipulations that are used to spin a belief into the "truth" that all should see from the other characters she encounters. Mixing religion, media and politics in a manner that feels very now and far-reaching , yet is wholly specific to the story of Hannah, Grindstaff has penned a novel that works on several levels to expose the fallacies in the "true story" and the way that belief is manipulated and influenced by belief, dogma and even a need for power.

There are no extras added to this story: each phase of Hannah's life is solidly voiced and appropriate for her age, showing small changes in perspective without losing the core of the child we first met. There is nothing added for effect: this is a beautiful story that will stir emotions and thoughts as you read, and will stay with you long after the last page.

I purchased a copy of this title for my own library. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

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