The Weight Of Silence (Paperback)
Heather Gudenkauf (author)- We can order this
`Fans of Jodi Picoult will devour this'
Red magazine
`Deeply moving and exquisitely lyrical, this is a powerhouse of a debut novel'
Tess Gerritsen
`Two little girls are missing. Both are seven years old and have been missing for at least sixteen hours.'
Calli Clark is a dreamer. A sweet, gentle girl, Callie suffers from selective mutism, brought on by a tragedy she experienced as a toddler. Her mother Antonia tries her best to help, but is trapped in a marriage to a violent husband.
Petra Gregory is Calli's best friend, her soul mate and her voice. But neither Petra nor Calli have been heard from since their disappearance was discovered.
Now Calli and Petra's families are bound by the question of what has happened to their children. As support turns to suspicion, it seems the answers lie trapped in the silence of unspoken secrets.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9781848457454
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 270 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
`Fans of Jodi Picoult will devour this'
Red magazine
`Deeply moving and exquisitely lyrical'
Tess Gerritsen
`Beautifully written, compassionately told, and relentlessly suspenseful'
Diane Chamberlain
`Set to become a bookclub staple'
Guardian
`This will have you gripped until the last page'
Closer
`Deeply moving and lyrical'
Company
`A memorable read'
Sunday Express
`Totally gripping'
Marie Claire
`This gripping novel is moving and thought-provoking'
Heat
`Emotionally charged'
My Weekly
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“Compassionate Debut”
I thought The Weight of Silence was cleverly written and unlike many reviewers, I didn't work out 'whodunnit' at all. I really enjoyed the short chapters narrated by different characters and thought... More
“Not my cup of tea”
I agree with fellow reviewers; this was built up to be something it wasn't. A "Richard & Judy bookclub book" which failed to impress. The writing was fairly weak, the characters not very well built... More
“It was OK...”
After reading the synopsis on the back cover I initially thought that this book was going to be an amazing read - unfortunately, it did not live up to the expectation I had created.
It was on OK book to read, but it...
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