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The Sunday Times bestseller, from the author of The Binding

‘Utterly original… ensnared me from the very first page’ EMILIA HART

‘Storytelling at its most immersive’ ERIN KELLY

The whole world disappears when you enter

THE SILENCE FACTORY

‘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.

GLOWING READER REVIEWS

‘Charming, troubling, thought-provoking and absolutely entrancing’

‘A splendid work of imagination, almost magical in places, but darkly realistic in others’

‘A brilliant gothic mystery… spellbinding and chilling’

‘I became so submerged in this book… the ending was really exciting and not at all what I expected’

‘I was spellbound by this novel… prepare yourself for an immersive ride’

‘Unpredictable, exciting and very creepy!’

‘Bridget Collins has created a world that is rich in detail and atmosphere, I was drawn in from the very first page’

Bridget Collins’s book ‘The Silence Factory’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2024-04-29

Publisher Review

‘I loved it. A delicately woven novel with an utterly original premise, it ensnared me from the very first page’ EMILIA HART

‘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

AMAZING READER REVIEWS

‘Wholly original and unexpected… you are in the hands of a story telling master’

‘Beautiful and lyrical’

‘I was immediately caught up in the intense, gothic atmosphere with its mystical touches and haunting ambiance’

‘Dark, compelling, fantastical and absorbing, Bridget Collins has done it again. Highly recommended’

‘I was blown away by the realism of her characters and the world they inhabit’

‘A splendid work of imagination, almost magical in places, but darkly realistic in others, and a great read’

‘It’s as if [Collins] possesses a siren’s song, luring us deeper into the story with each turn of phrase’

‘A gifted wordsmith’