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The Silence Factory Signed Edition

Bridget Collins author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:9th May '24

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From the author of THE BINDING and THE BETRAYALS

This is a special signed edition which comes with an exclusive foiled bookmark (while stocks last).

The whole world disappears when you enter THE SILENCE FACTORY

'I loved it. A delicately woven novel with an utterly original premise, it ensnared me from the very first page' EMILIA HART

GLOWING READER REVIEWS

‘Dark, compelling, fantastical and absorbing, Bridget Collins has done it again. Highly recommended'

‘Wholly original and unexpected… you are in the hands of a story telling master'

‘A splendid work of imagination, almost magical in places, but darkly realistic in others, and a great read'

Henry dreams of silence.

A world without the clattering of carriages through cobbled streets, the distant cries of drunken brawls, the relentless ticking of the clock.

Then he meets a fascinating, mysterious gentleman who sells just that. Precious silk that can drown out the clamour of the world – and everything Henry is so desperate to escape.

Summoned to Sir Edward’s secluded factory to try to cure his young daughter’s deafness, Henry is soon drawn deeper and deeper into the origins of this otherworldly gift: a gift that has travelled from ancient Mediterranean glades to English libraries.

Ignoring repeated warnings from the girl's secretive governess, he allows himself to fall under the spell of Sir Edward and his silk… but when he learns its true cost, will it be too late to turn back?

From the #1 bestselling author of THE BINDING, this is an enthralling story about complicity, desire and corruption – a novel to lose yourself in.

'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

'Brilliantly conceived and complex' THE BOOKSELLER

AMAZING READER REVIEWS

‘Wholly original and unexpected… you are in the hands of a story telling master'

‘Beautiful and lyrical’

‘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. Highly recommended'

‘I was blown away by the realism of her characters and the world they inhabit’

‘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'

‘A gifted wordsmith’

ISBN: 9780008424046-S

Dimensions: 240mm x 159mm x 38mm

Weight: 600g

384 pages