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The Weaver audiobook

  • By: Emmi Itaranta
  • Narrator: Aysha Kala
  • Category: Fantasy, Fiction, Urban
  • Length: 11 hours 35 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: November 01, 2016
  • Language: English
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The Weaver Audiobook Summary

The author of the critically acclaimed Memory of Water returns with this literary ecological tale in the vein of Ursula K. Le Guin and Sheri S. Tepper, in which an innocent young woman becomes entangled in a web of ancient secrets and deadly lies that lie at the dark center of her prosperous island world.

Eliana is a model citizen of the island, a weaver in the prestigious House of Webs. She also harbors a dangerous secret–she can dream, an ability forbidden by the island’s elusive council of elders. No one talks about the dreamers, the undesirables ostracized from society.

But the web of protection Eliana has woven around herself begins to unravel when a young girl is found lying unconscious in a pool of blood on the stones outside the house. Robbed of speech by her attackers, the only clue to her identity is one word tattooed in invisible ink across her palm: Eliana. Why does this mysterious girl bear her name? What links her to the weaver–and could she hold Eliana’s fate in her hand?

As Eliana finds herself growing closer to this injured girl she is bound to in ways she doesn’t understand, the enchanting lies of the island begin to crumble, revealing a deep and ancient corruption. Joining a band of brave rebels determined to expose the island’s dark secrets, Eliana becomes a target of ruthless forces determined to destroy her. To save herself and those she loves, she must call on the power within her she thought was her greatest weakness: her dreams.

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The Weaver Audiobook Narrator

Aysha Kala is the narrator of The Weaver audiobook that was written by Emmi Itaranta

Emmi Itäranta writes fiction in Finnish and English. Her professional background is an eclectic mix of writing-related activities, including stints as a columnist, theatre critic, scriptwriter and press officer. She is the author of Memory of Water and lives in Canterbury, England.

About the Author(s) of The Weaver

Emmi Itaranta is the author of The Weaver

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Narrator Aysha Kala
Length 11 hours 35 minutes
Author Emmi Itaranta
Category
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date November 01, 2016
ISBN 9780062471451

Subjects

The publisher of the The Weaver is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fantasy, Fiction, Urban

Additional info

The publisher of the The Weaver is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062471451.

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This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Marika

November 26, 2016

Oli pakko lukea tämä yhtä kyytiä loppuun asti. Upea kirja, kaikkien kehujensa arvoinen.

Aleshanee

May 11, 2018

Ich bin jetzt ehrlich gesagt ein bisschen ratlos, wie ich dieses Buch, diese Geschichte, beschreiben und vor allem vermitteln soll, was ich beim Lesen empfunden habe. Schon nach den ersten Zeilen wusste ich, dass es etwas besonderes ist und dass es mir gefallen wird. Bei manchen Büchern ist das so und ich wurde komplett in die Handlung eingesogen, während ich alles andere um mich herum vergessen hab!Es hat mich ein bisschen an "Der Report der Magd" von Margaret Atwood erinnert - fragt mich nicht warum, denn diese beiden Bücher haben eigentlich nichts gemein, bis auf das System: eine Gesellschaft, die die Menschen mit ihren Ängsten unterdrückt. Eine Thema, dass sich bei uns über Jahrhunderte immer widerspiegelt, hier aber auf so einer "un-fassbaren" Weise an den Leser herangetragen, im Laufe der Seiten aber immer konkreter wird.Der Schreibstil ... wie gesagt hat er mich nach den ersten Sätzen schon so beeindruckt, dass ich alleine dadurch schon völlig fasziniert weiterlesen wollte. Die Protagonistin Eliana erzählt ja aus der Ich-Perspektive und führt einen mit ruhiger und bedächtiger Weise durch die Ereignisse, die ihr ganzes Leben auf den Kopf stellen. Es ist ein sanfter Rhythmus, dem man sich anpassen muss; er trägt einen weiter wie Wellen, mit einer wunderbar berührenden, stilsicheren Poesie. Dabei beschreibt sie auf ganz ungewöhnliche und äußerst bildhafte Weise, ohne sich abgenutzter Metaphern zu bedienen. Sowas liebe ich ja sehr, denn es wirkt erfrischend anders, komplett neu und man sieht wieder, was man alles mit Wörtern und der Sprache anstellen kann!Eliana lebt auf einer abgeschotteten Insel im Haus der Spinnweben mit anderen Weberinnen zusammen. Es gibt mehrere Häuser der "Kunstfertigkeiten", wie das Haus der Worte oder der Tintenschreiber. Was es damit auf sich hat wird nur angekratzt, trotzdem hat eine gute Vorstellung, bei der gerade das, was nicht ausgesprochen wird, besonders nachwirkt!Eliana hat kaum Kontakt zur Außenwelt, denn die "Häuser" bleiben unter sich, nur mit ihrem Bruder trifft sie sich einmal im Monat. Die Stimmung wirkt immer gedämpft, denn das ganze Leben basiert auf der Kontrolle des Rates, der in einem alles überragenden Turm inmitten der Insel sitzt. Es ist eine gesichtslose Macht, denn die acht Ratsmitglieder sind immer unter Masken verborgen. Kontrolle ist hier an der Tagesordnung, Kontrolle über das Leben, aber auch über die Träume - denn Träume sind hier verboten, da sie als Krankheit angesehen wird, die zum Sterben führt und ja, auch ansteckend ist! Faszinierend sind hier auch die bildlich übertragenen Motive; der alles überragende Turm ist hier nur eins von vielen Beispielen! Ein sehr prägnantes ist natürlich auch das Thema der Geschichte: die Träume.Für diesen Hintergrund bzw. das Verbot hätte die Autorin auch andere Möglichkeiten gehabt, doch ich fand es genial, hier die Träume zu nehmen. Mit Träumen assoziiert man ja nicht nur die vielen Gedanken im Schlaf, mit denen man seine Gefühle und Erlebnisse ordnet, sondern auch die Träume die man für sich und für seine Zukunft hat. Die positiven Hoffnungen und Wünsche, die einem das Leben lebenswert machen und ein Ziel geben, auf das man zuschreiten kann. Und das alles wird den Menschen genommen, Gerüchte gestreut und Angst geschürt - denn wie soll man sich verstecken, im Schlaf, wenn man am verletzlichsten ist und keinen Einfluss nehmen kann auf das, was mit einem passiert?"Die Bereiche sind immer in Bewegung. Nur die Schlafsäle und Kammern bleiben.Sie sind aus Stein gemauert, denn der Schlaf muss in feste Räume verbannt werden,er darf nicht frei herumwandern. Doch um die steinernen Gemäuer herum entstehenund verschwinden Räume, Mauern und Straßen, denn nach dem Willen der Weberfrauensoll nichts von Dauer sein." S. 63Was genau es mit dem Weben im Haus der Spinnweben auf sich hat, wird nicht explizit definiert. Es ist eher eine Ahnung, ein Hauch, eine Anspielung, wie vieles was auf der Insel passiert. Nicht alles wird bis ins kleinste Detail erklärt und doch gewinnt man einen sehr intensiven und drastischen Eindruck, der auf so unbefangene Weise erzählt wird. Eine großartige Geschichte, die vor allem durch ihre tiefgreifende Bedeutung und die wunderschöne tragende Schreibweise etwas ganz besonderes ist. Man fühlt sich Eliana immer ganz nah, während man mit ihr lebt, leidet und zu begreifen lernt, wie wichtig es ist, zu hinterfragen und sich selbst treu zu bleiben.© Aleshanee Weltenwanderer

Katri

October 15, 2015

♥ Huh huh, siis huh huh!

Alja

March 06, 2017

3.5 starsI'm so happy that I gave this book a chance!It's a Finnish fantasy/dystopian novel about an island slowly sinking into the sea, and features a beautifully understated romance between two girls, each carrying their own secrets and burdens.I don't want to say too much about the plot and the characters at this point because I don't want to give away too much information - it's best if you go and discover it by yourself!The atmosphere that Itäranta paints is dreamy and at times eerie. The writing is beautiful and there are some truly stunning quotes, the prose is rich and full of vivid imagery.However, there is also a downside to this. I have to admit that I struggled quite a bit at the beginning – the author doesn't do much explaining at start and you have to put together little pieces of information about world building and the characters as you read on. Everything in this book feels dreamlike, but that is not always good. To me, it was hard to get a good sense of the world and the characters because of the vagueness of the writing, so it took me about 120 pages before I could actually enjoy the story and have a better idea about what's going on. Other than that, I LOVED the imagery that the book left in my mind – all the sea green hues, scent of brine and sea, salty breeze, empty halls, gauzy webs floating in the wind, the drowned streets of a doomed city… and best of all, the quiet, sweet relationship that blooms between our narrator and a mute girl that one day appears at the temple.I adore the world that the author created and the dreamy feeling that persists throughout the novel.So all in all, it was a beautiful, lyrical read but I had some issues with the sometimes too flowery prose and it took me really long to get into the story.Would I recommend it? Well, that depends.READ IF:• you like to get lost in dreamy fantasy worlds, • you don't mind a slow read, • you're looking for something fresh and original• you like a slow burn, understated romanceDON'T READ IF:• you are looking for a fast paced adventure – this one is quite the opposite,• you dislike purple prose,• you need the world building and the characters to be well defined and have a strong sense of what is going on

Anastasia

March 04, 2016

Tässä huomaa miten paljon Itäranta on kehittynyt kirjailijana, kun vertaa tätä teosta Teemestarin tyttäreen. Itärannalla hallussa kieli ja kuvailu, kirja on tietyllä tavalla taianomainen ja unenomainen. Ehkä olisin kaivannut juoneet vähän enemmän suoraviivaisuutta tai punaista lankaa, välillä se tuntui huuhtoutuvan kaiken sanailun alle. Miljöö oli ihana! Mutta samalla maailmanrakennus jäi vähän huonolla tavalla auki. Ottaen huomioon, etten yleensä lue suomalaista kaunokirjallisuutta (ja en oikein pidä siitä) niin 4 tähteä kertoo aika paljon. Suosittelen!

Kaoru

December 11, 2020

It's strange how books choose you. I recently spent some days in Finland -which had been my dream for years. From day one, I was looking for some beautiful Finnish literature to take home with me when the time came to go back. And from day one I couldn't find any bookstores that had a separate space for Finnish literature translated into English. Then, the day after my birthday, I was in Turku and it was really cold, and I started going into malls and shops just to avoid the outside weather. Then I found a bookstore, just another one, and surprise -my so anticipated Finnish books in other languages area! And it didn't take too long for me to choose because The City of Woven Streets had already claimed me as a reader since the first time I laid eyes on it. This book wasn't perfect, but there were so many perfect things about it. Some people claim the first part, before the plot really starts developing, is slow and boring, and I will agree that it takes time for things to really start happening, but that whole slow beginning is my favorite part about this novel. The way Itäranta describes the island, the Houses of Crafts, the main character and her shadows, the ink-marking process, the Council. It's a weaver's work that she does there, and I was completely hooked on it all along. The prose she uses is beautiful, quite poetic most of the time -the kind of narrative that makes you picture every single detail, feel every single emotion the characters are going through. I don't think I would ever get tired of reading this author.The main character was built slowly, brick by brick, the perfect image of someone completely subdue until doubt starts rising and none of it makes sense anymore. Her journey was long and painful, but it felt so real.The way the author portrayed dreams and nightmares, light and shadow, and the power of dreaming, that was perfect too. People forbidden to dream are people forbidden to see. What wasn't perfect -the shallowness of most supporting characters (I didn't quite enjoy Biros and Lazaro; but Moth, Weaver, Alva, Janos and even Valeria could have been very interesting if explored), the quickness of the plot itself, the lack of a more binding connection between Valeria and Eliana (even when I think the romance was beautiful). But you know -it's all forgettable, because the rest of the book was amazing and it had been a while since a novel surprised me this much in such a positive way.This won't be the last I read by Itäranta. I can't wait for the next journey she'll take me on!

Katri

July 07, 2017

4,5-5 tähteä. Tässä oli se tunne, se kiintymys joka omalla kohdallani puuttui Teemestarin kirjasta. Tarina oli kokonainen, kieli oli todella kaunista, hahmot elävämpiä. Loppuratkaisu jäi vähän mietityttämään, oliko Elianalle pakko tapahtua niin kuin tapahtui. Ehkä oli. Mutta ehdottomasti mielettömän hyvä kirja.

Mikaela

September 08, 2020

I like how people's dreams can cost their own actions and how a weaver can make it be better. I like Emmi Itäranta's way to build the world and the way she writes. She has good imaging.

Tami

November 05, 2019

I actually read the English version 'The Weaver', by Finnish auther Emmi Itaranta (just her second book), which I didn't find in Goodread's database. It's a wonderfully written fantasy tale of innocence, discrimination, political corruption and societal secrecy from the view of a coming-of-age young woman. I definitely look forward to reading more from her!

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