The Silence Factory
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- $249.00
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- $249.00
Descripción editorial
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The Sunday Times bestseller, from the author of The Binding
'Utterly original… ensnared me from the very first page' EMILIA HART
'Storytelling at its most immersive' ERIN KELLY
The whole world disappears when you enter
THE SILENCE FACTORY
In the Factory, the looms clatter all day. Cobwebs found in ancient Mediterranean glades are spun into a precious fabric that silences the world.
But what happens to those who fall under its spell?
And who is harnessing its power?
After all, a world of silence can bring peace, but it can also conceal the deeds of the wicked…
The Silence Factory is an enthralling story about complicity, desire and corruption – a novel to lose yourself in.
'Breathtaking' GLAMOUR
'A gorgeous, gothic read' i PAPER
'A world that exists on the edge of time and magic… this is storytelling at its most immersive' ERIN KELLY
Reviews
'Extraordinary writing… silk, secrets and silence woven into a gleaming Gothic web. What a treat' ANNA MAZZOLA
'I loved it. A delicately woven novel with an utterly original premise, it ensnared me from the very first page' EMILIA HART
'I loved Bridget Collins' last two novels so much I was almost nervous to read this one in case it didn't live up to my feverish expectations. I was wrong: in The Silence Factory she has created another world that exists on the edge of time and magic. Epic in scope and rich at sentence level, this is storytelling at its most immersive' ERIN KELLY
'A gorgeous, gothic read perfect for fans of Jessie Burton' i PAPER
'Weaving historical accuracy with speculative fiction, this is a gloriously grim Gothic tale, where heightened emotion and a menacing atmosphere add a breathless sense of drama' DAILY MAIL
'Another cracking five-star novel by Bridget Collins' LOUISE MORRISH
‘A wonderfully beguiling Gothic mystery’ HEAT
'Breathtaking… A riveting narrative filled with suspense, intrigue, and poignant reflections' GLAMOUR
'A truly spellbinding, unnerving read’ WOMAN'S WEEKLY
'[A] gripping, gothic tale' WOMAN'S OWN
'Brilliantly conceived and complex' THE BOOKSELLER
AMAZING READER REVIEWS
‘Wholly original and unexpected… you are in the hands of a storytelling master'
‘I was immediately caught up in the intense, gothic atmosphere with its mystical touches and haunting ambiance'
‘Dark, compelling, fantastical and absorbing, Bridget Collins has done it again'
‘A splendid work of imagination, almost magical in places, but darkly realistic in others, and a great read'
'It's as if [Collins] possesses a siren's song, luring us deeper into the story with each turn of phrase'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Collins (The Betrayals) suffuses this skillful tale of industry's conveniences and curses in mid-19th-century England with fantastical elements. At the story's center is a magical fabric spun from spider silk that, when worn around one's head or draped over a stagecoach, suppresses the increasingly nettlesome cacophony of everyday life. Colllins gradually reveals the story of the fabric, beginning with widower Henry Latimer, who's working as a hearing-aid salesman when he's dispatched to the home of Sir Edward Ashmore-Percy, who's seeking to ameliorate his daughter's congenital deafness. There, Henry learns Sir Edward's fortune is tied up in the silk's manufacture. Enjoined by Sir Edward to help him promote the silk's commercial value, Henry becomes its avid salesman—even though he sees the tragic toll its production takes on the factory workers, many of them young children who are being deafened by the noise deflected by the fabric. By the novel's end, the silk produces even greater dangers. Though Collins answers the provocative questions she raises about the relationship between industry and nature with a too-convenient deus ex machina, she brings a Dickensian richness to her depiction of the grim factory conditions. Thanks to its clever speculative twist, this stands out from the pack of Victorian historicals.
