My Perfect Silence

by PenelopeEvans (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $3.25

  At the age of four, Rose killed her baby brother. Rose can't even remember how it happened, but in the aftermath her older brother, Max, stepped in between her and a world that had changed too much. Rose needs him more than ever when, at fourteen, she stops speaking. Twenty years on and the media has fallen in love with Max, and Max has fallen in love with Caroline. When Caroline is killed, suspicion inevitably falls on Rose and she once again looks to Max for protection from the harsh world. But will that be enough? Writing from the centre of Rose's silent world, Evans creates a sibling relationship wrapped around with secrets and lies, hiding the truth behind an obsessive bond that ties brother and sister together.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2006

  $4.33

  'I was four when I killed my baby brother'. Rose is 29 years old and has been haunted by the death of her baby brother for a quarter of a century. Her father grieved for the baby and for her, but her mother shuddered even at the sound of her name. Rose took a vow of silence and nothing has broken through. The only constant in her life has been her older brother Max. He looked after her then and looks after her now. But, his life is turning upside down, despite his fame and success, as his fiancee is murdered and the inevitable figure of blame points again to Rose. Evans' skill at drawing the reader into the lives of Rose and Max is enhanced by the silent world in which Rose chooses to live. Without question, Evans is a writer of great skill and power and My Perfect Silence is set to break her out to a wider audience.