Killing the Lark. Life is a Story - story.one - Turner, Christina
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What would you say if you only had as long as it takes the traffic light to turn green? Well, I would not talk. I would listen. For only a minute. To the impact of my life. On yours. Elisabeth is given a special gift. Her body is lying on the bathroom floor, her husband is standing above it. She, however, is perched on a traffic light in Vienna's first district. There are thirteen people waiting at 11.47 at night on the 28th of June 2024 at the crossing in front of the University. Apparently strangers, she gets to listen to them.Now that her own eyes can no longer see, her ears no longer hear,…mehr

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What would you say if you only had as long as it takes the traffic light to turn green? Well, I would not talk. I would listen. For only a minute. To the impact of my life. On yours. Elisabeth is given a special gift. Her body is lying on the bathroom floor, her husband is standing above it. She, however, is perched on a traffic light in Vienna's first district. There are thirteen people waiting at 11.47 at night on the 28th of June 2024 at the crossing in front of the University. Apparently strangers, she gets to listen to them.Now that her own eyes can no longer see, her ears no longer hear, she knows that her voice has to ring louder than ever, reach across the rooftops and penetrate the walls of silence until it touches your thoughts and makes them shout. She won't live to see another day. With the seconds left to her, she shares what she hears. She wants you to join her morning song. One voice that obliterates the violence against women.#stopfemicide
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I have always marvelled at what writing can do, including mastering time. It can go beyond temporal boundaries, stretch moments into vast pictures and condense a lifetime into a single sentence it takes you a second to read. I first wrote stories as a child and have done so ever since, but started seeing myself as a writer the minute I realised I had something to say that exceeded my own self by far. My voice, my words could reach so much farther than I ever would. Words have an immense, unrivalled power and they must be spoken by each and every one of us. I studied English Literature and Biology and wrote two novels in that time (though they still remain under lock and key). I decided to publish this book because its topicality needs to touch us. Now. It is about giving time to those it has been stolen from. I know my words can't bring it back, but your power echoes in them.