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Sign up todayListen to Your Sister
A Novel
Length
11 hours 21 minutes
Language
English
Narrators
Eric Lockley, Kristolyn Lloyd & Zeno Robinson
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“Viel’s prose drew me in from the start, balancing dread and suspense perfectly with humor. I fell in love with the Williams siblings, and the multiple POV made me love and be exasperated with each of them in turn like I was in their shoes.”
— Whitney • Bookworm of Edwards
This program features multicast narration.
For fans of Jordan Peele’s films, Stranger Things, and The Other Black Girl, Listen To Your Sister is a laugh-out-loud, deeply terrifying, and big-hearted speculative horror novel from electrifying debut talent Neena Viel.
Twenty-five year old Calla Williams is struggling since becoming guardian to her brother, Jamie. Calla is overwhelmed and tired of being the one who makes sacrifices to keep the family together. Jamie, full of good-natured sixteen-year-old recklessness, is usually off fighting for what matters to him or getting into mischief, often at the same time. Dre, their brother, promised he would help raise Jamie–but now the ink is dry on the paperwork and in classic middle-child fashion, he’s off doing his own thing. And through it all, The Nightmare never stops haunting Calla: recurring images of her brothers dying that she is powerless to stop.
When Jamie’s actions at a protest spiral out of control, the siblings must go on the run. Taking refuge in a remote cabin that looks like it belongs on a slasher movie poster rather than an AirBNB, the siblings now face a new threat where their lives–and reality–hang in the balance. Their sister always warned them about her nightmares. They really should have listened.
“A knockout debut." -Ashley Winstead
“Incredibly original and seriously scary.” – Nick Medina
“A brilliant fever-dream of a novel that effortlessly dances between horror, literary, and family saga—sure to appeal to fans of Grady Hendrix, Tananarive Due, Mona Awad, and Stephen King. – Maria Dong
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.
Neena Viel is a horror writer who lives in a cabin in the Washingtonian woods with her husband and the best dog on the planet. Her passion for philanthropy (almost) rivals her love for ghost stories. Listen To Your Sister is her debut novel.
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Audiobook details
Author:
Neena Viel
Narrators:
Eric Lockley, Kristolyn Lloyd & Zeno Robinson
ISBN:
9781250381378
Length:
11 hours 21 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Macmillan Audio
Publication date:
February 4, 2025
Edition:
Unabridged
Libro.fm rank:
#8,543 Overall
Genre rank:
#239 in Horror
Reviews
"Speculative fiction was invented so stories like Listen to Your Sister could be told. What a knockout debut."
- Ashley Winstead, author of Midnight is the Darkest Hour and In My Dreams I Hold a Knife
"Gripping and powerful, this is horror at its finest." - Nick Medina, author of Sisters of the Lost Nation
"A brilliant fever-dream of a novel that effortlessly dances between horror, literary, and family saga—sure to appeal to fans of Grady Hendrix, Tananarive Due, Mona Awad, and Stephen King." – Maria Dong, author of Liar, Dreamer, Thief
"Viel faces the dark side of family head on, painting a fever dream of the nightmarish obligations of love." - Maggie Thrash, author of Rainbow Black
"Wonderfully weird and inventive. Viel's tale of siblings' love and struggle in modern America is as affecting as it is thought-provoking." - T.L. Huchu, USA Today bestselling author of The Library of the Dead
"If you're looking for a smart, contemporary take on the classic cabin in the woods horror novel, look no further than Listen To Your Sister." - Erika T. Wurth, author of White Horse
“Equal parts haunting and humane, Listen to Your Sister moves with breathtaking velocity.” – Omar El Akkad, bestselling and award-winning author of What Strange Paradise and American War
“Viel brilliantly pulls off both the comic and the terrifying in a skillfully crafted voice that will have you laughing right before it knocks you down with grief.” – Claire Jimenez, author of What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez
"[An] addictive supernatural thriller." - Publishers Weekly
"Heartfelt and darkly humorous...Fans of Jordan Peele’s films will want to check this out." - Booklist
"Anxiety metamorphoses into terror for a young Black woman fiercely protecting her own... A relentless descent into familial fears made manifest, both haunting and terribly familiar." - Kirkus
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