Stories that stay with you long after the last page
I'm Ada Sinclair - I write essays and books about the quiet forces that shape how we live, and speak to audiences about finding meaning in the everyday.
- New release out now
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Words in service of something larger
For fifteen years I've written at the edge where the personal meets the universal - beginning with a single column, then a newsletter read in over forty countries, and now two books and a stage I never expected to stand on. The work asks the same question in different forms: what does it mean to truly pay attention? On the page or in a room of a thousand people, the aim is the same - to make the familiar feel new... For fifteen years I've written at the edge where the personal meets the universal - beginning with a single column, then a newsletter read in over forty countries, and now two books and a stage I never expected to stand on. The work asks the same question in different forms: what does it mean to truly pay attention? On the page or in a room of a thousand people, the aim is the same - to make the familiar feel new again. Read moreRead less
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The Quiet Hours
by Ada Sinclair
- Price
- R320
- Format
- Hardcover · 320 pages
- Release
- Ships from 1 March 2026
A collection of essays on attention, memory and the art of slowing down - a book about noticing the life you're actually living, one quiet hour at a time.
- Signed first edition
- Free local delivery
- Limited print run
Payment is by EFT - you'll get the banking details after you place your pre-order.
What readers and audiences say
“Ada writes the sentences you underline and return to for years. Rare, and necessary.”
“The most quietly powerful talk of our festival - half the room in tears, the other half taking notes.”
“Her newsletter is the only one I never delete. It reads like a letter from a wiser friend.”
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