Vox by Christina Dalcher

In a chillingly plausible near future, the United States has silenced half its population—literally. Women are forbidden to speak more than one hundred words a day. For Dr. Jean McClellan, a once-brilliant neurolinguist turned silent prisoner in her own home, the new law feels like the death of her mind. But when the government suddenly needs her expertise to solve a national crisis, Jean seizes the chance to fight back—for her daughter, for all women, and for her own stolen voice. Fierce, urgent, and unforgettable, Vox is a searing tale of resistance, power, and the price of silence in a world where speech itself has become rebellion.