{"product_id":"the-silence-susan-allott-9780008361341","title":"The Silence by Susan Allott (Paperback)","description":"Longlisted for the New Blood Dagger Award 2021 \u003cp\u003e'A darkly gripping and addictive read. I tore through it in a few days' ESTHER FREUD\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Deeply engrossing ... an exquisite literary thriller' PHILIPPA EAST\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Emotionally wrenching' WALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Impossible to put down' TREVOR WOOD\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eA missing woman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 years ago, in the suffocating heat of a Sydney summer, the Greens' next-door neighbour Mandy disappeared without a trace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA cold case reopened\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1997, in a basement flat in Hackney, Isla Green is awakened by a call in the middle of the night: her father is under suspicion of Mandy's murder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA devastating secret\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow well does Isla know her father? Is he capable of doing something terrible? And is there another secret in their community - a conspiracy of silence which stretches deep into Australia's past?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'An atmospheric, convincing portrayal of the way that the decisions we make, both individually and collectively, reverberate down the years' GUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Allott uses the scandal of Australia's stolen children to devastating effect in this memorable debut' SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A riveting mystery, beautifully unwound. The Silence excavates dark, decades-old secrets buried in human hearts, in families and in nations. I read it in one weekend' ERIN KELLY\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'An impressive and beautifully written, Australian-set debut with the devastating subject of the Stolen Generation at its core' FIONA MITCHELL\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Tense, atmospheric and brilliantly paced. The Silence is fraught with disturbing secrets and powerful emotions. I loved it' FRANCESCA JAKOBI\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A brooding, suspenseful debut' SUNDAY MIRROR\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A suspenseful, beautifully crafted debut for fans of Celeste Ng and Jane Harper' TELEGRAPH AUSTRALIA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Intricate and suspenseful... [a] stellar debut' NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54953097494871,"sku":"9780008361341","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9780008361341.jpg?v=1788868713","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/the-silence-susan-allott-9780008361341","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}