The Silence Factory

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From the #1 bestselling author of THE BINDING and THE BETRAYALS

This is a story about silence.
This is a story about love.
This is a story about guilt.
Sophia reluctantly accompanies her husband James to a remote Greek island, where he hopes to make his name by collecting rare biological specimens. Once there, however, she is the one set on a voyage of discovery as well as stumbling across the very creature he is looking for, she meets a local woman who makes her realise she has never truly known her own desires.

Decades later, Henry Latimer is sent to the home of James descendant, industrialist Sir Edward Ashmore-Percy. Tasked with curing the mans enchanting young daughter, Philomel, of her deafness, Henry is soon drawn in by both Sir Edwards magnetic charisma and the fascinating nature of his business: spinning a rare spider-silk into a cloth which has the extraordinary ability to shut out sound completely.

Ignoring repeated warnings, Henry becomes more deeply involved with Sir Edwards project by the time he realises the terrible truth about what the silk will be used for, is it too late to turn back

From the #1 bestselling author of THE BINDING, this is a dazzlingly imaginative, utterly immersive story about complicity, desire and corruption a novel to lose yourself in.

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Bridget Collins trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art after reading English at King's College, Cambridge. She is the author of seven acclaimed books for young adults and has had two plays produced, one at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The Binding is her first adult novel.