Before Malorie had time to process the nature of the scream, Annette herself came around the corner, blue bathrobe and red hair trailing like spinning sirens, knife in hand. The blind woman, much older than herself, whose name she heard screamed, moments ago, as Malorie, hungry, walked the hall to the cafeteria.
It’s impossible to discern one voice from another.
And while Malorie will never hear the world they do, she can try.īut there’s too much noise out there. Her kids have taught her a lot about listening since arriving at the Jane Tucker School for the Blind. She needs to know if this violence has reached the library. Malorie listens for the voices of those people now. A dozen others were there, listening to the classical music played through the school speakers by way of the record player in the office. When she last saw Olympia, the six-year-old was reading braille books in the Tucker Library. Sounds like someone slamming their head against the hall wall. Something cracks on the other side of the door. She reaches for the door, to unlock it, to open it, to find her son and daughter among the screams, the hysteria, the frenzy. Tom is out there in the violence right now. She knows this sound, has heard it in nightmares, has heard it in the echoes of a fallen house full of sane people tearing one another apart as she gave birth to her son. Outside, in the hall, violence has begun. Malorie stands flat against the brick wall of a classroom. Will they find more survivors? Will the true origins of the creature finally be revealed? What other dangers lie in store for Malorie? Below, The Hollywood Reporter shares an excerpt.
In the new book, Malerman takes readers on another frightening journey as Malorie, Tom and Olympia must venture out into the world with their blindfolds once again and confront an enemy they are unable to see. Lucy Liu to Narrate Audiobook of Celeste Ng's 'Our Missing Hearts' Novel
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