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The flame alphabet

by Ben Marcus

Parent and childCommunication in familiesSpeechFictionNew York Times reviewedParents et enfantsRomans, nouvellesCommunication dans la famille

Marcus creates a chilling world where the speech of children is killing their parents. After being forced to leave their daughter Esther to fend for herself, Sam and Claire end up at a government lab intent on creating non-lethal speech. But when Sam discovers the truth about what's going on there, he realizes reuniting with his daughter is the only way to keep his sanity.

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Book data: Open Library