{"product_id":"quality-of-silence","title":"Quality Of Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eTop-Ten Bestseller and \u003ci\u003eRichard and Judy Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e Choice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An elegant and icily unique thriller: you won''t read anything like it this year'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e''Scary, suspenseful and so exquisitely, evocatively written. Everything you want in a wonderful novel'' Liane Moriarty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI''ll risk my life for you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOn 24 November Yasmin and her ten-year-old daughter Ruby set off on a journey across Northern Alaska. They''re searching for Ruby''s father, missing in the arctic wilderness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore isolated with each frozen mile they cover, they travel deeper into an endless night. And Ruby, deaf since birth, must brave the darkness where sight cannot guide her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe won''t abandon her father. But winter has tightened its grip, and there is somebody out there who wants to stop them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomebody tracking them through the dark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Quality of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''There are many things to love about Lupton''s third novel, not least its stunning evocation of the stark, beautiful Alaskan wilds. An elegant and icily unique thriller: you won''t read anything like it this year'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''Scary, suspenseful and so exquisitely, evocatively written. I found myself shivering as if I were there in Alaska with Ruby and her mother. Everything you want in a wonderful novel'' \u003cb\u003eLiane Moriarty, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Husband''s Secret\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''Ambitious and imaginative. Narrated in part by Ruby (her deafness is treated with great sensitivity), the landscape, wildlife and bitter climate of Alaska are powerfully drawn. Chilling in every sense, you won''t want to step away from this story'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Mirror\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''A sophisticated thriller which brilliantly evokes the sublime and terrifying landscape of Alaska, the culture of the Inupiat people and the fragility of our planet'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''Like a breath of icy air, this relentlessly tense thriller is also a child''s-eye family drama like none other. Not since \u003ci\u003eMiss Smilla''s Feeling for Snow\u003c\/i\u003e have I shivered like this'' \u003cb\u003eEmma Donoghue, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''Will have you gripped form start to finish'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''A taut psychological thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Quality of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e will have your heart thumping. Masterful pacing, riveting plotting. Absolutely gripping'' \u003cb\u003eLouise Penny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''A literary slow burn, whose focus is as much on human endurance and a mother''s relationship with her deaf daughter as the mystery of her husband''s disappearance. This is Lupton at the height of her storytelling powers'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An eerie eco-tale of disasters both real and man-made on the frozen tundra of Alaska. Yasmin and her daughter embark on what becomes an epic journey into the wilderness, [and] the alternating voices of mother and daughter are so compelling, it''s hard not to want to go along for the ride. The temperature drops, the action heats up and the suspense builds with the storm. Even a white-out can''t hide the darkness within'' \u003cb\u003eVanessa Friedman, \u003c\/b\u003eNY Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A beautifully written thriller, and the way in which Lupton used the tundra as a metaphor for grief and faith in stunning. The voice of Ruby and her compassionate exploration of a life without sound only adds to the richness of the book'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePress and Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''A wonderful writer . . . absolutely gripping'' \u003cb\u003eJane Garvey, BBC Radio 2 \u003ci\u003eWomen''s Hour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''The pressure is on to keep creating equally brilliant stores [and] Lupton has done that with \u003ci\u003eThe Quality of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''An elegant, chilling read from a writer who continues to stretch the bounds of suspense'' \u003cb\u003eWilliam Landay, author of \u003ci\u003eDefending Jacob\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319184269694,"sku":"NW9780349408156","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349408156.jpg?v=1778697957","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/quality-of-silence","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}