A resort manager in 1942 shelters Axis diplomats, navigating wartime tension, espionage, and unsettling magic in a remote mountain spa.
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A resort manager in 1942 shelters Axis diplomats, navigating wartime tension, espionage, and unsettling magic in a remote mountain spa.
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It’s dramatic, swift-paced and ... —BookPage “The Listeners has all the glorious backdrops and sinister undertones of The Remains of the Day or Rules of the Game (there’s even a lovelorn flying ace) . . . Stiefvater bases her novel in real history, featuring plenty of anecdotes that are far too strange to be fictional, and glorying in the wild beauty of her mountain setting.” —CrimeReads “For her debut adult novel, best-selling author Maggie Stiefvater ...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Minor sexual content with brief references; not explicit or central. To sexual coercion as per content warnings; not detailed.
Violence & gore
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Minor violence implied through wartime context; no graphic depictions.
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources.
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Minor presence of diverse relationships mentioned in passing.
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources.
Magic & witchcraft
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Moderate magical realism with mystical springs and uncanny elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Major focus on wartime politics, diplomacy, and class conflict.
Self-harm / suicide
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Minor references to self-harm as per content warnings; not central.
Abuse & suffering
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Moderate themes of child abuse, racism, and systemic suffering. To sexual coercion as per content warnings; not detailed.
Other
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