Keep It Short Daytime Book Club: The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

About this event

Join us for a daytime book club for grownups where we keep things brief! Every month we will read a novella or short story collection under 250 pages. Please email Laura at laura@hkflibrary.org if you need assistance reserving a copy. This month's title is The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell. It breaks the "under 250 page" rule, but it is the perfect read for October!

The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

When Elsie married handsome young heir Rupert Bainbridge, she believed she was destined for a life of luxury. But with her husband dead just weeks after their marriage, her new servants resentful, and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie has only her husband's awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks. Inside her new home lies a locked door, beyond which is a painted wooden figure —a silent companion —-that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself. The residents of The Bridge are terrified of the figure, but Elsie tries to shrug this off as simple superstition--that is, until she notices the figure's eyes following her.

A Victorian ghost story that evokes a most unsettling kind of fear, this is a tale that creeps its way through the consciousness in ways you least expect--much like the silent companions themselves.

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