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Tense and unsettling. . . The reality is even more shocking than we imagined.New York Times Book Review
Excruciating suspense. Stephen King
Suspenseful and beautifully written The Guardian
An outsider threatens to expose the secrets at an elite private school in this suspenseful debut novel for readers of My Dark Vanessa and Dare Me

Louise Manson is the newest student at Highfield Manor, Dublin's most exclusive private school. It seems nearly perfect: the high arched window alcoves and tall granite pillars, the overspill of lilac at the front gate and the immaculate playing fields, the giggling students, the dusty, oak-lined library, and the dark, festering secret she has come to expose.

At first, Lou's working-class status makes her the consummate outsider, though all that changes when she is befriended by the beautiful and wealthy Shauna Power. But Lou finds out that even Shauna is caught

When We Were Silent

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    A Hardback by Fiona McPhillips

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      Publisher: Flatiron Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 5/21/2024
      ISBN13: 9781250908230, 978-1250908230
      ISBN10: 125090823X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Tense and unsettling. . . The reality is even more shocking than we imagined.New York Times Book Review
      Excruciating suspense. Stephen King
      Suspenseful and beautifully written The Guardian
      An outsider threatens to expose the secrets at an elite private school in this suspenseful debut novel for readers of My Dark Vanessa and Dare Me

      Louise Manson is the newest student at Highfield Manor, Dublin's most exclusive private school. It seems nearly perfect: the high arched window alcoves and tall granite pillars, the overspill of lilac at the front gate and the immaculate playing fields, the giggling students, the dusty, oak-lined library, and the dark, festering secret she has come to expose.

      At first, Lou's working-class status makes her the consummate outsider, though all that changes when she is befriended by the beautiful and wealthy Shauna Power. But Lou finds out that even Shauna is caught

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