The Silent Boy
- Authors: Andrew Taylor
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- Rating: 4 based on 916 reviews
- Release Date: October 20, 2015
- Print length: 448 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
From the No. 1 bestselling author of THE AMERICAN BOY comes a captivating new historical thriller that unfolds against the backdrop of the French Revolution. Recognized as Historical Novel of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times, and acclaimed as one of Radio 4’s Crime Books of the Year.
In the tumultuous year of 1792 Paris, the streets are filled with chaos and bloodshed as the guillotine claims countless lives.
Edward Savill, a merchant from London, receives devastating news of his wife's death in France. Her son, Charles, has been entrusted to émigré refugees at Charnwood Court in the remote English countryside.
Tasked with bringing Charles back, Savill is stunned to find the boy unable to speak. Traumatized by the horrors he has witnessed, Charles guards a dark secret that renders him mute. Trapped in his own silent world, he believes this is the key to his survival.
But as events unfold, Charles comes to realize that his silence may not be enough to protect him after all.
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