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A beguiling, powerful and heartbreaking novel from an exceptional voice in fiction, The Listeners is the story of ordinary people thrown together in extraordinary circumstances, and the things we do to survive.
'Cinematic and so very satisfying... a phenomenally immersive read' Claire Lombardo
'An ambitious work that brings its setting and its large ensemble of characters vividly to life' Sunday Times
'Funny and imaginative with real emotional heft...if this novel is not feted as one of the best novels of 2025, I'll eat my hat' Irish Independent
She still recalled the first time she saw the Avallon. It called to her; she listened...
The Avallon Hotel offers unrivalled luxury in the wild Appalachian Mountains, its curative sweetwater washing away the troubles of high society. June 'Hoss' Hudson, a local girl turned general manager, has known its power since she first stepped through the century-old doors - and into the fold of the Gilfoyle family, the hotel's aristocratic owners.
But in 1942, the real world intrudes. War comes to the Avallon dressed in fine furs and government suits. Under the State Department's watchful eye, the Gilfoyle heir welcomes three hundred enemy diplomats and Nazi sympathisers. And June must play host.
As dark alliances and unexpected desires crack the Avallon's polished veneer, not every guest is who they seem. Not least Agent Tucker Minnick, listening for secrets through the hotel walls, whose coal tattoo threatens to betray his past and undo June. And more troubling is the secret she has guarded for years - that the mountain waters can harm as much as heal...
The extraordinary, genre-defying debut adult novel by the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author.
***READER REVIEWS***
'I have not stopped thinking about it' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐ 'It feels like the kind of story that becomes a classic' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐ 'A hauntingly beautiful read' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐ 'I wonder if Maggie Stiefvater would have ever suspected how well timed this book release would be. History tends to rhyme, after all' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐