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‘Alice Vincent is on song’ KATHERINE MAY
‘Stimulating and humane’ AMY LIPTROT
‘A quiet and profound kind of miracle’ CLOVER STROUD

Like so many of us, Alice Vincent had become overwhelmed by the sensory overload punctuating her every moment. Then a baby’s heartbeat arrived. A rapid, pulsing whoosh of white noise. An undeniable rhythm. Suddenly, Alice’s life changed. With the birth of her son came a new experience of the sensory world around her.

From the phantom crying heard by mothers across the world to the nightingale’s song and the crackle of the aurora borealis, Hark is a journey into sound and the changing seasons of a life that will ring true for many women.

Publisher Review

Meditative * * New Statesman * * A luminous account of motherhood and music * * iPaper * * An ardent recommendation . . . Hark offers a heartfelt, powerful exploration of the importance of sound and how it lands for women. It is a book whose themes will surely echo with many readers * * Independent * * A book about listening, being heard and the author’s shifting relationship with sound in the early years of motherhood * * Guardian * * I loved this exploration of the ways that sound lands in female bodies. Alice Vincent is on song — KATHERINE MAY Stimulating and humane, Hark is vibrating with interesting people and fresh ideas and made me hear with greater attention — AMY LIPTROT Immersing myself in the beautiful, deeply thoughtful pages of Hark has a profound effect on me. Reading it has been an incredibly emotional experience, and has made me look at, and listen to, my own world in bright new ways. This book is a quiet yet profound kind of miracle — CLOVER STROUD A beautiful book, which left me thinking deeply and intimately about my own sonically-charged life. Hark will make you feel more alert to sound, silence and everything in-between and will leave you more curious about what it means to listen and be listened to — AMY KEY Tune out the world for a moment and tune in to these beautiful musings on music, moments, magic and matrescence — EMMA GANNON Hark not only made me cry, it opened my ears to new kinds of understanding. Gorgeously written, truly sensuous, gut-wrenchingly powerful, heartfelt and real, this is a deeply important book, alive and tuned in to the beautiful cacophony of the world. Hark is Alice Vincent’s best book yet — CHARLOTTE RUNCIE