About this audiobook

When her world fractured, she made the only choice that felt survivable-she left. But some breaks don’t let you go. Years later, she is still haunted by the version of herself that walked away. Now trapped between the life she escaped and the one she never fully returned to, she drifts through a existence that feels like cracked glass: beautiful from a distance, razor-sharp up close. Every reflection shows another fracture. Every relationship echoes the one that shattered her. Raw, atmospheric, and unflinchingly intimate, Not All Those Who Wander explores the quiet violence of staying when every instinct screams to run. It is a psychological portrait of identity, regret, and the ghosts we carry when we choose endurance over escape. For readers who crave dark, literary fiction with emotional depth and haunting introspection. This is a story that lingers long after the final page. Perfect for anyone who has ever wondered: What if the hardest thing wasn’t leaving… but choosing to remain?

Audiobook details

Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)

GenreGeneral Fiction, Psychology

Length4 hrs 47 mins

Narrated bySelect Your Own

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateApr 7, 2026

LanguageEnglish

About the author

Shaye Steinhardt

Perth-based writer, recording artist, producer and poet creating dark, layered, character-driven work across music, poetry, story and screen. I’m drawn to emotional truth, psychological depth, contradiction, atmosphere and the beauty in what’s bruised, unfinished or hard to name. My work explores survival, identity, memory and what lingers beneath the surface, always aiming to leave behind something honest, haunting and deeply felt. View all by Shaye Steinhardt