Kindle book
House of Silence is Linda Gillard’s fourth novel. Available as an ebook via Kindle.
Wardrobe mistress Gwen, meets the handsome Alfie, an actor, and embarks on a passioniate relationship. With Christmas approaching, she presuades him to take her with him to Creake Hall,his family home for the holiday. Alfie, however is very secretive about his childhood, and seems to have a difficult relationship with his family. Gwen senses early on that this Christmas is going to be very different, and that there are things about Alfie that she has no idea about. Upon getting to Creake Hall, Gwen meets Alfie’s sisters, and his reclusive mother, a renowned children’s writer. An added attraction is the gardener, Tyler – real name Marek, who has a past he too seems haunted by. Gwen feels drawn to Marek who lives in a nearby mill straight away. In Alfie’s sister Hattie, Gwen discovers a shared love of quilting, and fabrics and this connection begins to lead Gwen to other discoveries about the family.
In the fast paced family drama, Linda Gillard has blended romance, quilting and a complicated family mystery to create a page turner of a story, that lovers of sewing will also really enjoy. I really liked the character of Hattie, and although I am not a fan of sewing of any knid, hers and Gwens passion for fabrics, and quilts in particular made me think I was missing out on something.
heavenali 
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