Book description
This isn't the book you think it is. Number the Stars isn't a tale of supernatural dread or shadowy horrors. It's a quiet, devastating masterpiece of historical fiction, and its power is utterly real. Lois Lowry doesn't need ghosts or curses to make your skin crawl; she crafts a world where the true horror is human cruelty, and the only magic is the courage that blooms in its shadow.
Listening to this audiobook is like sitting with a friend who holds your hand while sharing a secret too heavy to speak aloud. The narrator's voice, warm yet precise, guides you through 1943 Copenhagen with heartbreaking clarity. You feel the tightness of Annemarie's stomach as Nazi boots echo on cobblestones, smell the thin bread shared in whispered moments, and taste the fear that hangs thicker than the fog over the harbor. Lowry's descriptions aren't elaborate for their own sake-they're the texture of survival, the specific weight of a single loaf of bread in a pocket, the way a mother's hand trembles just before she lies.
What makes this audiobook so profoundly moving isn't the plot-though Annemarie's dangerous mission to deliver a crucial message is taut with tension-it's the quiet moments between the danger. The way Annemarie and Ellen, pretending to be sisters, share secrets under a quilt. The unspoken understanding between neighbors hiding Jews in their homes. The profound simplicity of a child's love and loyalty when the world is tearing apart. Lowry avoids melodrama; her horror is in the mundane reality of occupation, the slow erosion of normal life, and the terrifying fragility of a single act of kindness.
The narrator captures this perfectly. There's no overwrought whispering, no forced dramatic pauses. Just a steady, clear voice that lets the story breathe, letting the weight of what's unsaid-the lives hidden, the lives lost-sink in. You hear the tremor in Annemarie's voice when she must lie to a soldier, not because the narrator screams it, but because the silence after her words feels like a held breath.
This isn't a book to be consumed quickly. It's a story to be held, to be listened to again and again, each time finding new depth in the quiet courage of ordinary people. It reminds us that history isn't just made in battlefields-it's forged in the small, terrifying choices made by children and neighbors in a single, ordinary house in Copenhagen. The real magic, as Lowry shows us, is the enduring human spirit that refuses to be extinguished, even when the world is dark. Listen closely. You'll hear it.
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Gro
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience