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The Silence Factory
- Narrated by: Ned Porteous, Bridget Collins
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
The whole world disappears when you enter THE SILENCE FACTORY
'I loved it. A delicately woven novel with an utterly original premise, it ensnared me from the very first page' EMILIA HART
'I loved it. A delicately woven novel with an utterly original premise, it ensnared me from the very first page' EMILIA HART
'Extraordinary writing… silk, secrets and silence woven into a gleaming Gothic web. What a treat' ANNA MAZZOLA
'Epic in scope and rich at sentence level, this is storytelling at its most immersive' ERIN KELLY
Henry dreams of silence.
A world without the clattering of carriages through cobbled streets, the distant cries of drunken brawls, the relentless ticking of the clock.
Then he meets a fascinating, mysterious gentleman who sells just that. Precious silk that can drown out the clamour of the world – and everything Henry is so desperate to escape.
Summoned to Sir Edward’s secluded factory to try to cure his young daughter’s deafness, Henry is soon drawn deeper and deeper into the origins of this otherworldly gift: a gift that has travelled from ancient Mediterranean glades to English libraries.
Ignoring repeated warnings from the girl's secretive governess, he allows himself to fall under the spell of Sir Edward and his silk… but when he learns its true cost, will it be too late to turn back?
From the #1 bestselling author of THE BINDING, this is an enthralling story about complicity, desire and corruption – a novel to lose yourself in.
Critic reviews
'I loved Bridget Collins' last two novels so much I was almost nervous to read this one in case it didn't live up to my feverish expectations. I was wrong: in The Silence Factory she has created another world that exists on the edge of time and magic. Epic in scope and rich at sentence level, this is storytelling at its most immersive' ERIN KELLY
'Brilliantly conceived and complex' THE BOOKSELLER
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- Julie-Ann Amos
- 14-06-24
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Great narration and enjoyable story. Personally I prefer The Binding but a close second….. a good solid 4 stars
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- HelenJ
- 10-07-24
Interesting but
I think this had a lot of unexplored potential and I was a little disappointed overall. It took me several attempts to get into the story and I restarted it many times.
Overall, there were some interesting ideas but I didn’t enjoy it as much as The Binding which is absolutely incredible.
The narration was a bit odd in places with a few mispronounced words. Not a favourite but I like the author so would choose another book by her.
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