{"product_id":"hark","title":"Hark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlice Vincent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'BEST BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2025'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Vincent is on song' -KATHERINE MAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stimulating and humane' -AMY LIPTROT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book is a quiet and profound kind of miracle' -CLOVER STROUD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe’re told women are good at listening, but we rarely examine what they’re listening to, what their worlds sound like, or how it feels to be expected to listen in a world of noise made by men.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike so many of us, Alice Vincent had become overwhelmed by the sensory overload punctuating our every moment. And then, a baby’s heartbeat arrived. A rapid, pulsing whoosh of white noise. An undeniable rhythm. Once again, Alice’s life became cacophonous – both with a new child, but also with the societal pressures that motherhood holds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat followed was a personal quest to rediscover sound as something alive and vital and restorative. Beyond music, Alice’s journey takes her into new corners of listening: from the phantom crying heard by mothers across the world to the nightingale’s song and the crackle of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAurora Borealis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. As our attention spans shrink and our sense of disconnection grows, Alice wants to find out if sound – seeking it, trying to hold on to it, making space for it in her life – can reconnect her not only to lost parts of herself but to a life more consciously lived. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHark\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a book for women who feel unheard and a means of listening more deeply in a world that has grown too loud.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raincoast","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50008552866078,"sku":"9781805302063","price":42.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/BNCImageAPI-2025-08-02T134750.769.jpg?v=1754156894","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/hark","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}