{"product_id":"house-of-splinters-9798228647138","title":"House of Splinters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Historical Fiction Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouse of Splinters\u003c\/i\u003e is the long-awaited prequel to bestselling and multi-award-winning author Laura Purcell's gothic horror classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Companions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot every house is a home ...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBelinda Bainbridge has spent her life in the shadow of her anxious mother, so when her father-in-law dies at The Bridge, his remote ancestral seat, she is secretly thrilled. His death means she, her husband, Wilfred, and their children can relocate and finally begin to create their own happy home together: born a merchant's daughter, she will now be lady of the manor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut their new home quickly proves far from ideal. The garden is a wilderness, the estate is struggling financially, there are whispers about the mysterious death of a servant many years before, while their young son, Freddy, seems unusually fixated on the strange wooden figures--so-called \"silent companions\"--that were once owned by his ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Wilfred's charismatic brother, Nathan, arrives unexpectedly from abroad, bringing a very different account of the family's past, Belinda begins to question what her husband has told her. What really lies behind the sad history of the house?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd are Belinda's children truly safe here?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Purcell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798228647138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePurcell, Laura:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Purcell\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning former bookseller living in Colchester, Essex, with her husband and pet guinea pigs. She is the author of novels including \u003cem\u003eThe Silent Companions\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a Radio 2 and Zoe Ball ITV Book Club pick, and \u003cem\u003eThe Shape of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the inaugural Fingerprint Award for Historical Crime Book of the Year. Her short stories have been included in \u003cem\u003eThe Haunting Season\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Winter Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e anthologies, which were both instant \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers. She also wrote \u003cem\u003eRoanoake Falls\u003c\/em\u003e, a dramatic podcast for Realm, working with John Carpenter and Sandy King Carpenter. Her novel\u003cem\u003e The Whispering Muse\u003c\/em\u003e was the 2023 winner of The Dracula Society's Children of the Night Award. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Laura Purcell \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659117609117,"sku":"9798228647138","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_98078832-bff7-4701-a82e-5233c1ac61b3.jpg?v=1771350617","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/house-of-splinters-9798228647138","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}