The Silent Companions
The perfect spooky tale to curl up with this summer
(Autor) Laura PurcellAs featured on the Radio 2 Book Club. Some doors are locked for a reason...Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband's crumbling country estate, The Bridge.With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husband's awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks. For inside her new home lies a locked room, and beyond that door lies a two-hundred-year-old diary and a deeply unsettling painted wooden figure - a Silent Companion - that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself...
Laura Purcell
Laura Purcell is a British author known for her Gothic historical fiction novels, with her most famous work being "The Silent Companions." Her writing style is characterized by haunting atmosphere, intricate plots, and well-developed characters. Purcell's contributions to literature include revitalizing the Gothic genre and crafting gripping, suspenseful narratives.
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