Echoes of a Silent Song

A Novel

De: Amanda Wen

Narrado por: Pam Turlow

A split-time romance from an award-winning author.

When a choral composer and conductor falls victim to creative block, he resorts to his fallback plan of teaching high school choir. Callum Knight’s goal at Peterson High is simple: rediscover his muse, extract himself from teaching, and get back to Boston as quickly as possible.

As the long-suffering accompanist at the high school, Peterson-native Blair Emerson has watched the revolving door of choir directors and their negative impact on her choirs over the last few years. She is less than impressed when a disheveled Callum stumbles in on his first day.

But then they discover an unsigned, unfinished, and handwritten choral composition by a clear musical genius. Blair recalls rumors of Iris, a Peterson student from the 1970s who composed music but was found dead during her senior year. Blair and Callum work to determine if the piece is hers, and the truth they uncover shakes both of them to the core.

With rhythm and flair, Amanda Wen takes listeners on an unexpected journey into the depths of a small town’s history in this riveting first book in the Melodies and Memories duology.

©2025 Amanda Wen (P)2025 Oasis Audio

A inspiring dual time period romance/mystery!

Wow! Echoes of a Silent Song is the first book I’ve read from Amanda Wen & I’m so excited to read more! This enemies to more, dual time period mystery/romance was a definite page-turner. I loved all the music references & how the gift of musical composition was woven throughout along with a beautiful faith thread.

Callum Knight’s a talented musician & composer suffering from writer’s block. Hoping to find his muse again, he takes a position as a small town high school choral director with the goal of returning to Boston as soon as possible. His accompanist, Blair Emerson is less than thrilled to work with him. Blair loves the students & genuinely cares about their wellbeing. Having a revolving door of choir directors has been difficult & Blair believes Callum’s just one more person who’ll leave at the end of the year.

Disagreeing on how hard to push the students, they finally find accord when Callum discovers an unsigned, masterfully written piece from 1970. The brilliant composer, whom Blair believes was a student named Iris who died her senior year, completely captures Callum’s & Blair’s curiosity & they embark on a journey to discover what happened to her. As they unravel the mystery, they find healing from their own pasts.

I loved the dual time period aspects of this story! Callum & Blair are both sympathetic characters trying to overcome past hurts. Blair’s a bit of an ice queen & doesn’t trust easily. Callum’s a frustrated musician who pushes himself as hard as his students. Their enemies to more relationship was perfectly delivered as these two passionate people find a second chance at love.

The mystery of Iris really touched my heart. Her story takes place during the Vietnam War era. Iris is a musical genius who may be neurodivergent, but the diagnosis didn’t really exist then. As she experiences first love, her story turns tragic as she deals with disappointment, narcissistic personalities, & depression.

I thoroughly enjoyed the mystery & was surprised at the number of twists & turns. Just when I thought I had things figured out there was a twist. Though there’re brief mentions of suicide, the author discusses it with sensitivity & thoughtfulness.

I listened to the audiobook version & I enjoyed the narrator. She put just the right amount of emotion into her performance & distinguished the characters beautifully. Highly recommend this romantic, faith-filled mystery!