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Inghilterra, 1865. Rimasta vedova e incinta del primo figlio, la giovane e inquieta Elsie parte alla volta della tenuta del marito insieme alla zitellissima cugina di lui, Sarah. Ma in quell'angolo di campagna inglese remoto e inospitale, l'opportunità di trascorrere in pace il periodo del lutto diventa qualcosa di molto più simile a una prigionia: un esilio opprimente in attesa che l'amato fratello Jolyon giunga da Londra a salvare Elsie dall'isolamento e dalla noia. A distrarre lei e Sarah dalla cupa atmosfera in cui sono sprofondate, solo l'intrigante diario di un'antenata dei Bainbridge, Anna, vissuta e tragicamente morta più di duecento anni prima; e la stanza in cui giacciono ammassate decine di figure di legno dalle sembianze realistiche e straordinariamente inquietanti. Quegli "amici silenziosi" che Anna si procurò allo scopo di deliziare ospiti illustri, presto costretti a ripartire in circostanze mai del tutto chiarite.
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- Pagine: 382
- Data di uscita: 27-11-2018
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The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell is a 2018 Penguin Books publication. The best Gothic Horror novel I’ve read in a long time! Elsie, recently widowed, and pregnant with her first child arrives in a remote village, with her husband’s cousin, Sarah, to live in an old home, owned by her husband, re Leggi tutto
In London, she had learnt to scoff at her fear as nonsense, but now she was back she could feel it, creeping, slithering. Something dark and insidious.” Holy shit!! What an outstanding Halloween read! This book was the definition of creepy. Elsie is pregnant, newly widowed and about to move into he Leggi tutto
My complete review is published at Grimdark Magazine . The Silent Companions is Laura Purcell’s unnerving tale of Gothic horror that gradually reveals itself over multiple timeframes. The novel opens during an undisclosed year as the main character, Elsie Bainbridge, finds herself imprisoned in an asy Leggi tutto
4.5 stars This is a Gothic suspense book set in a haunted mansion in England. Elsie Bainbridge is the main character. She is only married for a few weeks, then her husband dies. The story goes back and forth, to the past and present from 1635 and 1865. The present discusses her imprisoned in an asylu Leggi tutto
We have all heard the whisper in the darkness before. A sound, a noise. The creaking floor, the rustling of leaves, the whirling wind. Or maybe something else. A hiss. Distant, but loud. Did you imagine it? That unsettling, evocative smell of silence enveloped you. There it was again, in the shadow of Leggi tutto
“The Silent Companions” by Laura Purcell started out pretty interesting. It had a solid opening that had me intrigued as to what was going on. Right off the bat, I enjoyed Purcell’s style of writing as this is the first novel I’ve ever read by her. Once the alternating timelines started happening, I Leggi tutto
"You could not explain fear; you could only feel it, roaring through the silence and striking your heart still." Fans of Gothic, atmospheric Victorian books should look no further - The Silent Companions should be right up your alley! This is Gothic done right! Have you ever read a book where the Aut Leggi tutto
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