Book description
Her name was Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee. Born with eyes shut tight, a word already on her tongue she couldn't taste. The crown princess of Kildenree, yet she spent her life listening-listening-to her aunt's tales and the language of swans. She watched a colt break free from the mare's womb, heard the first word on its tongue: Falada. That word, that sound, it was hers to carry, a secret weight before she even knew her own name.
Shannon Hale doesn't retell a fairy tale. She shatters it. The Goose Girl isn't about a princess tricked by a servant. It's about a girl who is the secret word, the one no one else can hear. The one who must learn to speak it. To find her voice when the world has already named her a fool.
This audiobook? It's a revelation. The narrator doesn't just read; she unfurls the story like a hidden scroll. You hear the crack of the colt's birth, the hush of the swan's wing against the water, the terrifying, beautiful silence of a princess who cannot speak the words she's been given. When Anidori-Kiladra finally finds her voice-when she speaks the word on her tongue, the one she was born with-it's not a whisper. It's a roar. A sound that cracks the old world open.
You feel the cold mud beneath her feet as she tends the geese. You taste the fear, sharp and metallic, as the false princess takes her place. The birds' whispers aren't just heard; they're felt in your bones, a language the world forgot. Falada's name isn't just a word-it's the sound of a soul reaching out. And when Anidori-Kiladra finally answers, truly answers, it's not for a kingdom. It's for the swans, for the colt, for the word she was born with.
This isn't just a story about a princess. It's a battle cry for every voice that's been stolen, every secret held too close. Hale gives us a girl who must become before she can be crowned. The audiobook makes you feel the struggle in your throat, the desperate need to speak the word you've carried in silence your whole life. It's raw. It's urgent. It's the sound of a heart breaking open, and the terrifying, glorious sound of it beginning to beat again. You don't just listen to this story. You live it, word by word, whisper by whisper, until the very last note.
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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