Título: The Silence Factory: A Novel
Autor: Bridget Collins
Sinopse: From the acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding—a captivating story of gothic suspense about a powerful family, the magical and dangerous silk their fortune is built upon, and the exploitative history they are desperately trying to hide.
1820: Sophia Ashmore-Percy reluctantly accompanies her husband James to a remote Greek island, where he searches for rare biological specimens. Once there, however, she sets on her own voyage of discovery—stumbling across the very creature he is looking for, making an unexpected connection with a local woman, and ultimately reconsidering her marriage, life, and own desires.
Decades later, audiologist Henry Latimer is sent to the home of industrialist Sir Edward Ashmore-Percy and tasked with curing the man’s young daughter, Philomel, of her deafness. But Henry, eager to escape a troubled past, quickly becomes obsessed with the fascinating nature of Sir Edward’s business: spinning silk with a rare and magical breed of spiders. The extraordinary silk shields sound, offering respite from bustling streets and noisy neighbors. The result is instant tranquility, as wearers experience a soothing calmness. Yet, those within earshot of the outward-facing silk are subjected to eerie murmurs that amplify with proximity. Bystanders suffer the consequences of this unnerving phenomenon, manifesting in physical and mental afflictions ranging from headaches and drowsiness to severe cases of madness.
As Henry becomes entangled in the allure of the silk and Sir Edward’s charm, he glimpses a more sinister family history. The closer he ventures into the inner circle of Carthmute House, the more he unravels the horrifying underbelly of the silk business.
With Bridget Collins’s signature, stunning prose, The Silence Factory is an equally enthralling and unsettling gothic story about complicity, desire, and corruption—a novel to lose yourself in.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “The Silence Factory: A Novel”, de Bridget Collins, publicado pela editora William Morrow, em 2024 e com 384 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: William Morrow
Páginas: 384
Ano: 2024
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0063220016
ISBN13: 9780063220010
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora William Morrow costumam oferecer narrativas densas e envolventes que transitam entre dramas familiares de várias gerações e histórias pessoais marcadas por conflitos morais. Muitas obras apresentam um ritmo que mescla suspense e emoção, explorando temas como identidade, segredos do passado e relações complexas, frequentemente ambientadas em cenários históricos ou contemporâneos com forte carga emocional. O catálogo sugere uma predileção por personagens femininas em jornadas de autodescoberta, além de um equilíbrio entre histórias mais narrativas e outras que aprofundam questões sociais e históricas, criando uma experiência de leitura rica e multifacetada.
