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Penguin
9780143131632
STARRED REVIEW
Penguin
9780143131632
The chill of The Silent Companions sneaks up on you and then settles in like a gray mist on a British moor. Which is no doubt intentional, since Laura Purcell’s third novel follows solidly in the Gothic literary tradition. It’s an unnerving read of a woman’s unraveling.
It’s 1865, and Elsie Bainbridge is en route…
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