{"product_id":"9780008361341","title":"The Silence by Susan Allott","description":"Longlisted for the New Blood Dagger Award 2021          'A darkly gripping and addictive read. I tore through it in a few days' ESTHER FREUD          'Deeply engrossing . an exquisite literary thriller' PHILIPPA EAST          `Emotionally wrenching' WALL STREET JOURNAL          `Impossible to put down' TREVOR WOOD                      A missing woman                    30 years ago, in the suffocating heat of a Sydney summer, the Greens' next-door neighbour Mandy disappeared without a trace.                         A cold case reopened                    In 1997, in a basement flat in Hackney, Isla Green is awakened by a call in the middle of the night: her father is under suspicion of Mandy's murder.                         A devastating secret                    How well does Isla know her father? Is he capable of doing something terrible? And is there another secret in their community - a conspiracy of silence which stretches deep into Australia's past?          ------------------------------          `An atmospheric, convincing portrayal of the way that the decisions we make, both individually and collectively, reverberate down the years' GUARDIAN          `Allott uses the scandal of Australia's stolen children to devastating effect in this memorable debut' SUNDAY TIMES          'A riveting mystery, beautifully unwound. The Silence excavates dark, decades-old secrets buried in human hearts, in families and in nations. I read it in one weekend' ERIN KELLY          `An impressive and beautifully written, Australian-set debut with the devastating subject of the Stolen Generation at its core' FIONA MITCHELL          `Tense, atmospheric and brilliantly paced. The Silence is fraught with disturbing secrets and powerful emotions. I loved it' FRANCESCA JAKOBI          `A brooding, suspenseful debut' SUNDAY MIRROR          `A suspenseful, beautifully crafted debut for fans of Celeste Ng and Jane Harper' TELEGRAPH AUSTRALIA          `Intricate and suspenseful. [a] stellar debut' NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56221453058421,"sku":"9780008361341","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008361341.jpg?v=1762194117","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780008361341","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}