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The Girl Who Wasn't There

By: Arvind Ethan David
Narrated by: Allison Caviness, Malachi Kirby, Sarita Choudhury, Arvind Ethan David
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Publisher's summary

A window is but a piece of glass through which we view the world outside. It is not meant to distort. It is not intended to do anything but show us things as they are.

At Oxford, though, there is a very particular window that reveals a very particular view. It is a view that defies all laws of nature and science. And when a detective is called in to investigate, he is startled to find that view opens a window into his own life–and a mystery he has never been able to solve.

The Girl Who Wasn't There is written by Arvind Ethan David and stars Malachi Kirby as Ernest Underwood and Sarita Choudhury as Sara Adler-Denning.

Earworms is a series of short, speculative fiction dramas–tales of what might have been...or might yet be...or perhaps in fact are, if only you were paying attention...if only you were listening.

©2024 Prodigal, Inc. (P)2024 Audible Originals, LLC.

About the Creator

Arvind Ethan David is a writer and producer who works across film, TV, stage, publishing, and audio.
In television, Arvind was an executive producer of Douglas Adams's Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (for which he also wrote the graphic novel series and co-wrote the stage play) and is a writer on Neil Gaiman’s forthcoming Anansi Boys for Amazon Studios.
His graphic novels include the Stoker Award-nominated series Darkness Visible (with Mike Carey) and Gray, a reimagining of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. His next graphic novel, forthcoming from Penguin Random House, is an adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s Phillip Marlowe mystery Trouble Is My Business.
Arvind is a principal of Prodigal, the entertainment company where he has produced eight feature films including the Asian Academy Award-winning The Garden of Evening Mists and theatrical shows including the Tony- and Grammy-winning Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill.
Other work for Audible includes the hit Original The Neil Gaiman at the End of the Universe and The Crimes of Dorian Gray.

About the Performer

Malachi won the 2021 BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Mangrove, the first installment of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology series for Amazon. He previously starred in the acclaimed Black Mirror episode “Men Against Fire,” and played Kunta Kinte in the remake of Roots. Malachi plays the dual lead roles in the upcoming Amazon Prime limited series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s bestselling novel Anansi Boys. He is currently filming A Thousand Blows, Steven Knight’s new series for Disney+. In it, Malachi plays the lead role of Hezekiah Moscow, a Jamaican immigrant making his way in 19th-century London against the backdrop of the world of bare-knuckle boxing.

About the Performer

Sarita Choudhury can be seen as a series regular in the current HBOMax series And Just Like That... and the soon to be released series Fallout for Amazon. Choudhury can also be seen in the recent film It Snows in Benidorm, produced by Pedro Almodóvar. She starred in the Amazon suspenseful thriller Evil Eye as well as Marvel’s Jessica Jones opposite Krysten Ritter. She can also be seen in The Green Knight where she stars alongside Dev Patel, and After Yang opposite Colin Farrell. Other film credits include the Tom Tykwer film A Hologram for the King, opposite Tom Hanks, and Learning to Drive opposite Ben Kingsley and Patricia Clarkson.
Sarita was a series regular on the hit Showtime series Homeland, opposite Claire Danes and Damian Lewis and recurred on NBC’s Blindspot. Prior to that, she recurred on NBC’s Kings as the love interest to Ian McShane.
In film, she is known for her work in Admission, with Tina Fey and Paul Rudd, The Accidental Husband with Uma Thurman and directed by Griffin Dunne, Mississippi Masala, the Warner Brothers feature A Perfect Murder, and She Hates Me for Spike Lee.
Sarita has worked with other influential directors including M. Night Shyamalan and Sydney Lumet.

About the Performer

Allison Caviness is a New York-born, California-based director, creative director, educator, and activist. Balancing fantasy and advocacy, she explores the connections between the seen and the unseen worlds, women’s issues, and the preservation of Afro-Indigenous wisdom and culture.
Recent directorial work spans from docu-style programming like Channeling Peter on AppleTV+ and Obsessed With the Vampire on AMC+ to music video projects like You vs. Me for Coco Jones and Paint the Town Red for Doja Cat x All Elite Wrestling. Allison is making her audio original directorial debut with Would You Like to Choose the Race?. Allison spent a decade honing her skills as a creative director for networks BET, Centric, and Freeform—helming campaigns for hit shows Good Trouble, American Soul, The Bold Type, and Black Girls Rock!
She is the founder and former executive director of youth arts program Lesedi Film Center in The Bronx, NY, and has guest lectured at Columbia University, Howard University, and Ringling College of Art and Design. Winner of multiple Promax Gold Awards, Webby Awards, and a Paul Robeson Award, Allison is most proud of the effect of her documentary Strength of a Woman on the passing of the merit time bill for incarcerated women in the state of New York. Loves: nature and design. Does not love: bigotry and cilantro.

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Perfect short story in the classic sense. Beautifully performed and atmospheric. Full of twists and turns.

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Teaser that left me wanting more…but I liked it!

Really liked the story line and the plot twist, but it would have been nice to dive deeper into the backstory of the case involving the daughter.

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Nice twist

Interesting story. Just too short. I enjoyed it. Just wish there were more of it

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The race context

Confused on the ending feel it could have been a little more interesting on how the came up with the theory of time

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Great premise for expanded drama..too short!

Great magical premise for expanded drama. As a short story, fun quick listen. Ending so-so, but to be fair, it’s only 47 min. audio drama. fantastic voice actors,

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Enjoyable

This was a great story even though it was a short one. The production value was high and the story interesting. I don’t know if they could have made it longer, but I hope they do more.
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I wanted more!

Excellent short story. I didn’t want it to end. A little sci-fi and an ending twist captured my attention in a, yes, satisfying way, but not without the desire to hear the rest of the story.

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Unique full cast short story worth it!

The Earworms series continues to impress—short, generally well-performed, original, and fun. Sometimes, the performances can be a bit over the top, and the supporting sound effects may be mixed a bit high for my tastes, but overall, these are entertaining tidbits at a great price!! Recommended.

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Great plot in short story

A great and interesting listen in such a short time. Enjoyed it so much, I listened to it twice.

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Interesting Story

I think this story was about time travel. The plot pulled me in as a listener, and for the most part this short story makes sense. The voice characters were good. The end I will need to listen to again. Not sure about that little twist at the end. Overall good short story.

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