
The First Girl Child
The Chronicles of Saylok
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Narrated by:
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Rob Shapiro
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By:
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Amy Harmon
From the New York Times bestselling author comes a breathtaking fantasy of a cursed kingdom, warring clans, and unexpected salvation.
Bayr of Saylok, bastard son of a powerful and jealous chieftain, is haunted by the curse once leveled by his dying mother. Bartered, abandoned, and rarely loved, she plagued the land with her words: From this day forward, there will be no daughters in Saylok.
Raised among the Keepers at Temple Hill, Bayr is gifted with inhuman strength. But he’s also blessed with an all-too-human heart that beats with one purpose: to protect Alba, the first girl child born in nearly two decades and the salvation for a country at risk.
Now the fate of Saylok lies with Alba and Bayr, whose bond grows deeper with every whisper of coming chaos. Charged with battling the enemies of their people, both within and without, Bayr is fueled further by the love of a girl who has defied the scourge of Saylok.
What Bayr and Alba don’t know is that they each threaten the king, a greedy man who built his throne on lies, murder, and betrayal. There is only one way to defend their land from the corruption that has overtaken it. By breaking the curse, they could defeat the king…but they could also destroy themselves.
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Critic reviews
"By far, my favorite book of 2019. Addictive, engrossing, completely unputdownable. Amy Harmon's The First Girl Child needs to be at the top of everyone’s reading list." --Penny Reid, New York Times bestselling author
"The First Girl Child is a unique and lovely read set in a world that is both familiar and strange. Rich, fast-paced, and romantic, this book will thoroughly satisfy fantasy readers craving a story with meat on its bones. It’s going on my shelf next to Robin Hobb and Patricia McKillip." --Jared Garrett, bestselling author of Lakhoni
"Utterly brilliant. A sprawling tale of love and magic, of leadership and the sacrifice that comes with it. I cannot recommend this book enough." --Bestselling author Staci Hart
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I have never been that person to reread a book that I remember reading. But this is one I would gladly read again and again. It has beautiful tender moments that make you feel both the pain and love of each extremely well-created characters. As a parent I found myself feeling the desperation which was described in the pages of this amazing book. The innocence of a love scene was so vividly described it felt like an intrusion reading it.
This book is about how a wounded woman can change the lives of many as she is forced to deal with the realization of leaving her newborn child in a cruel world. Mothers are someone we all have and sometimes take for granted.
For me, this book shows how sometimes being a woman gets in the way of being a good mother. It might be interpreted in another way for others and isn't that what makes a book great. It can mean so many things depending on the reader.
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Since I read and listened to the book and audio interchangeably, I want to give recognition to the narrator, Rob Shapiro. I've only listened to this narrator on one other occasion and that was with Amy Harmon's, Making Faces. Along with that novel, it's an audio that remains a top favorite of mine, because of the fabulous presentation. It's rare for me to enjoy a single male narrator when they are also relaying female dialogue. Rob Shapiro has it mastered in his sentence emphasis, inflections, and various voice incantations. An outstanding story aptly presented by an excellent narrator.
5 Stars! Amazing Story and Narrator
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Another Amazing Amy Harmon story!
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Very much enjoyed
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refreshing novel learning about culture along the
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Engaging Story
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hard to turn off!
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what a surprise!!
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