Our spooky selection for October’s book club issssssssssss . . .
The Silent Companions
Author: Laura Purcell
Discussion Date: 10/26/18
The premise:
Some doors are locked for a reason.
When Elsie married handsome young heir Rupert Bainbridge, she believed she was destined for a life of luxury. But pregnant and widowed just weeks after their wedding, with her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie has only her late 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 estate 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, The Silent Companions is a tale that creeps its way through the consciousness in ways you least expect—much like the companions themselves.
I liked my own theme last November so much that we’re gonna do it again. As you may or may not know, November is National Novel Writing Month, which is generally shortened to NaNoWriMo. For our book club, we are celebrating the success stories: books that began their lives during NaNoWriMo and went on to be published. Cast your votes!
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