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Shira Nayman's newest novel, The Listener, was released December 29. Set against the backdrop of the insanity of war, The Listener explores the havoc historical trauma plays with the psyche, and illuminates the uncertain boundary between sanity and insanity. Shira Nayman's storytelling is mesmerizing. The Listener is a riveting tale of madness, mystery, and passion that excavates the dark corners of the human heart and mind. It is a work of rare depth and power.

 

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“The madness of war, even after war is over, envelops everyone in this well-paced psychological thriller.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“Shira Nayman, the author whose collection of short stories, Awake in the Dark, first won her acclaim five years ago, captivates in this haunting debut historical novel…The surroundings are familiar to Nayman, a clinical psychologist who’s worked in psychiatric hospitals, and her expertise shows.”
—The Daily Beast

“Nayman has written a first novel alive with turbulence.”
—The Cleveland Plain Dealer

“Dark, obsessive …vividly imagined and evoked.”
—Kirkus Reviews

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