{"product_id":"house-of-splinters","title":"House of Splinters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Historical Fiction Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouse of Splinters\u003c\/i\u003e is the long-awaited prequel to bestselling and multi-award-winning author Laura Purcell's gothic horror classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Companions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot every house is a home ...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBelinda Bainbridge has spent her life in the shadow of her anxious mother, so when her father-in-law dies at The Bridge, his remote ancestral seat, she is secretly thrilled. His death means she, her husband, Wilfred, and their children can relocate and finally begin to create their own happy home together: born a merchant's daughter, she will now be lady of the manor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut their new home quickly proves far from ideal. The garden is a wilderness, the estate is struggling financially, there are whispers about the mysterious death of a servant many years before, while their young son, Freddy, seems unusually fixated on the strange wooden figures--so-called \"silent companions\"--that were once owned by his ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Wilfred's charismatic brother, Nathan, arrives unexpectedly from abroad, bringing a very different account of the family's past, Belinda begins to question what her husband has told her. What really lies behind the sad history of the house?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd are Belinda's children truly safe here?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943489274087,"sku":"9798228647138","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_1df420cf-9445-4ba9-b970-b9c78210f689.jpg?v=1775324040","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/house-of-splinters","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}