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The Silence Project Carole Hailey

The Silence Project By Carole Hailey

The Silence Project by Carole Hailey


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Summary

A powerful debut novel that explores a complex mother-daughter relationship. What is it like to be the daughter of a woman who started a cult that changed the world?

The Silence Project Summary

The Silence Project by Carole Hailey

The gripping story of what it's like to be the daughter of a woman who changed the world - perfect for fans of The Power and Vox

A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK AND KINDLE NO. 1 BESTSELLER


'Engrossing and original. The Silence Project will get people talking' Bernardine Evaristo


Mother. Martyr. Murderer.

On Emilia Morris's thirteenth birthday, her mother Rachel moves into a tent at the bottom of their garden. From that day on, she never says another word.

Inspired by Rachel's example, other women join her and together they build the Community. Eight years later, Rachel and thousands of her followers shock the world as they silence themselves forever.

In the aftermath of what comes to be known as the Event, the Community's global influence quickly grows. As a result, the whole world has an opinion about Rachel - whether they see her as a callous monster or a heroic martyr - but Emilia has never voiced hers publicly. Until now.

Readers can't stop shouting about The Silence Project:
'A true masterpiece' *****
'One hell of a book!' *****
'Had me hooked' *****
'Red-hot' *****
'I don't think I've ever read a book as quickly' *****
'Gave me the shivers' *****

The Silence Project Reviews

An utterly compelling page-turner, you'll keep thinking about this novel long after you've put it down. * Glamour *
A page-turner * Scotland on Sunday *
Carole Hailey has conjured a gripping tale of transformation; its protagonist's clear-eyed, arresting voice is impossible to ignore. This striking debut grounds itself in a world we recognize in order to invite us to imagine both darkness - and hope. The Silence Project marks the arrival of a sophisticated and compelling new voice. -- Erica Wagner
Totally unique, gripping, compelling and immersive -- Nell Hudson, author of Just For Today
'Multilayered and philosophical ... grippingly compulsive ... reminiscent of writers such as Margaret Atwood, Naomi Alderman and Miriam Toews ... inventive and original * Nation Cymru *
A slow burn that leads up to an incendiary conclusion. It holds a mirror up to our cultural compulsion to have a take on every tragedy that passes our screens, and the way that movements can spiral out of control. But it's also a deep dive into the divide between a mother and a daughter, and the struggle to understand who your parents are outside their identity as your parents. * Readers Digest *
Compulsive reading ... so timely in its considerations of the ownership of narrative and truth -- Jane Fraser, author of Advent
A big novel, a story for our age that asks the central question: how to save an endangered world when there can no longer be heroes? Love and power burn through The Silence Project. A terrifying and beautiful coming of age story. What an achievement! -- Isabelle Dupuy author of Living the Dream
Readers who enjoyed The Power or The Handmaid's Tale will be absorbed by the novel's exploration of dystopian themese -- The School Librarian
A gripping, intelligent, multi-layered triumph -- Andy Charman, author of Crow Court
A ferociously smart page turner, exploring how idealism curdles into fanaticism, silence into violence. Brilliantly original and inventive. -- Alan Bilton, author of The Known and Unknown Sea
Arresting ... pins down the zeigeist as if with a rivet gun and is so good on the subject of cults that it might well become the focus one. Bravo. -- Jon Gower
Captivating ... a nimble and fascinating page-turner * Buzz *
A remarkable novel ... illustrates the evil that lies in the heart of men's (and women's) hearts when they decide their way is the only way * Meath Chronicle *

About Carole Hailey

Carole Hailey completed the six-month Guardian/UEA novel writing course taught by Bernardine Evaristo, who imbued Carole with such a love for writing fiction that she abandoned her career in law to undertake an MA in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, followed by a PhD in Creative Writing at Swansea University. Carole was a London Library Emerging Writer 2020/21. The Silence Project is her first published novel and was shortlisted for the Bridport Prize Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award 2020 and highly commended by the judges. She lives in Wales with her husband and two rescue dogs.

Additional information

GOR013539362
9781838956080
1838956085
The Silence Project by Carole Hailey
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Atlantic Books
2024-01-04
448
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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