LYN YEOWART
Lyn Yeowart is a professional writer and editor with more than 25 years of experience in writing and editing everything from captions for artworks to speeches for executives. Her debut novel, The Silent Listener, is loosely based on events from her childhood in rural Australia. She is now happily ensconced in Melbourne, where there is very little mud, but lots of books.
The Silent Listener won best debut fiction novel in the Australian Indie Book Awards and has been longlisted for the ARA Historical Novel Prize and shortlisted for the People’s Book Prize!
BOOKS BY LYN YEOWART
THE SILENT LISTENER
RAVE REVIEWS FOR THE SILENT LISTENER
‘A tale of suspense and revenge, beautifully written.’ The Age
‘Vivid and heart-rending, The Silent Listener is simply unforgettable.’ Sydney Morning Herald
‘Any book that keeps the reader up past midnight, gorging on words, has a lot going for it. The Silent Listener is just such a book; it’s almost impossible to stop reading.’ Canberra Times
‘An accomplished debut . . . [an] intriguing and assured new voice in Australian crime writing.’ Good Reading
‘With this intense, powerful and deeply disturbing novel, Yeowart has made a chillingly memorable first impression.’ The Big Issue
‘Intense, horrific, utterly devastating and totally addictive . . . it will stay with you long after you’ve read the final word.’ Books and Publishing
‘As mysterious as The Dry, and as moving as Where the Crawdad’s Sing.’ Gina, bookseller at Dymocks Sydney.
‘Rich in the atmosphere of rural Australia, this gothic thriller sizzles with suspense and psychological intrigue as horrific family secrets come to light . . . with edgy levels of tension through potentially unreliable narrators, this is a satisfyingly suspenseful gothic thriller.’ Joanne Owen, LoveReading
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