The Silent Companions
Book description
"[An] extraordinary, memorable and truly haunting book." -Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Laura Purcell's THE SHAPE OF DARKNESS is now out from Penguin!
Some doors are locked for a reason.
When Elsie married handsome young heir Rupert Bainbridge, she believed she was destined for a life of…
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2 authors picked The Silent Companions as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Laura Purcell writes classic Victorian, historical Gothic horror novels updated for modern sensibilities. My two favorites of hers are The Silent Companions and The Poison Thread. Both are creepy as hell and unrelentingly grim, but The Silent Companions checks all the Gothic boxes from the isolated country estate with a mysterious locked door to its sinister doll-like carved companions, with a descent into madness to boot. Eerie and psychologically complex, it would make du Maurier proud. A great Halloween read, or perfect for any dark and stormy night.
From J. L.'s list on gothic reads by modern women.
I may be recommending gothics for a cold winter’s night, but I highly suggest not reading this at night. Unless you want to jump out of your skin at every creak and scraping sound in your house. Laura Purcell is the master of classic Gothic, and this book, with its twisting storylines – an asylum-bound woman slowly remembering why she has been committed, the incredibly creepy run-down mansion she comes to call home, the even stranger stories of occupants of that house from hundreds of years past, and the silent companions themselves – painted wood cutouts of previous members of…
From Kim's list on gothic novels for a cold winter’s night.
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