The Listeners: the romantic, historical, magical, genre-defying story of love and courage in a time of...

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Maggie Stiefvater

The Listeners

the romantic, historical, magical, genre-defying story of love and courage in a time of war...

Maggie Stiefvater

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Headline Review
03 June 2025

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Second World War fiction; Fantasy; Historical fiction

'By turns a beautiful love story, a fascinating glimpse into the horrors of history and a haunting tale of loyalty and courage. A marvel of storytelling'

- Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of All the Colours of the Dark

'Around every corner of this richly imagined world, we discover some new wonder'

New York Times

'An ambitious work that brings its setting and its large ensemble of characters vividly to life'

Sunday Times

'Cinematic and so very satisfying... A phenomenally immersive read'

Claire Lombardo

'A marvel: strange, witty, moving, exuberant... at once gloriously extravagant and perfectly poised'

Robert Macfarlane

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.
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'I have not stopped thinking about it'

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'It feels like the kind of story that becomes a classic'

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'A hauntingly beautiful read'

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'I wonder if Maggie Stiefvater would have ever suspected how well timed this book release would be. History tends to rhyme, after all'

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'A beautiful story about the human condition'

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By: Maggie Stiefvater
Imprint: Headline Review
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 620g
ISBN: 9781035406197
ISBN 10: 1035406195
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 03 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Maggie Stiefvater is a No. 1 New York Times bestselling writer who has sold nearly six million books worldwide. She makes art in several media, plays a number of musical instruments and lives in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia with her family. The Listeners is her first novel for adults.

Reviews for The Listeners: the romantic, historical, magical, genre-defying story of love and courage in a time of war

Cinematic and so very satisfying. This is a rich, multilayered ride of a novel not unlike the hotel at its heart - grand, patient, leaving no particulars unnoticed. A phenomenally immersive read -- Claire Lombardo, bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had Mesmeric, original, and stunning. Maggie Stiefvater is an exceptional talent, and The Listeners is by turns a beautiful love story, a fascinating glimpse into the horrors of history, and a haunting tale of loyalty and courage. A marvel of storytelling. I really couldn't have loved it more -- Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of All the Colours of the Dark A marvel: strange, witty, moving, exuberant... the whole book somehow succeeds in being at once gloriously extravagant and perfectly poised -- Robert Macfarlane An expansive, imaginative and wholly immersive novel. I was swept away by The Listeners and experienced ALL the emotions. Loved it. -- Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things