Length49m
About this audiobook
What It Cost to Be Heard is a deeply human, introspective audiobook about the hidden price of gaining power and the quieter cost of holding onto it. Told in a personal, reflective voice, the story follows one individual’s rise from invisibility to influence, revealing how authority reshapes relationships, language, conscience, and identity. Rather than portraying power as corruption or triumph, the book explores its slow bargains, subtle compromises, and the moment when success begins to fracture the self. Honest, nuanced, and emotionally grounded, this audiobook is for anyone who has chased influence, questioned its cost, or wondered how to leave power without losing who they are.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Other
Length49 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 6, 2026
LanguageEnglish
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