A Fatal Silence: Restored Classics to Go Edition
Jul 2026 · Otbebookpublishing
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Hal Rushton is determined to build not just a house, but a haven for Paula Stafford, the woman he adores, even as their marriage is shadowed by her painful past and the child left behind by her first union. Paula's mother refuses to abandon the frail boy, and the couple must accept that some wounds cannot be hidden without exposing old scandal. In Deepdale, Mrs. Measures becomes Paula's fierce defender, praising her as a woman of true breeding while scandalizing the village with her contempt for those who once rejected her, laying bare the hypocrisy and social dependence of respectable society. Their quiet wedding and secluded honeymoon at Lynmouth deepen their bond in tender, intelligent conversation, revealing Hal as thoughtful, passionate, and deeply devoted. Back at Highbridge Hall, he promises Paula a life of music, riding, dogs, and leisure, while also insisting on strict boundaries with hostile relatives. But domestic happiness quickly widens into social conflict as Lady Bristowe, warm yet intrusive, offers gifts, hospitality, and attention that blur the line between kindness and interference. Meanwhile, village society seethes over invitations, exclusions, class pride, and wounded vanity, turning a country marriage into a vivid comedy of love, obligation, and social maneuvering. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.
Hal Rushton is determined to build not just a house, but a haven for Paula Stafford, the woman he adores, even as their marriage is shadowed by her painful past and the child left behind by her first union. Paula's mother refuses to abandon the frail boy, and the couple must accept that some woun...
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Florence Marryat was a prolific Victorian novelist, actress, journalist, and lecturer whose lively career reflected both the opportunities and constraints facing ambitious women in the nineteenth century. Born into a literary and naval family, she grew up close to the worlds of storytelling, public life, and social observation, and she went on to build an unusually varied career that included more than a hundred books, popular fiction, ghost stories, and writings on spiritualism. Marryat was known in her own time for her fast-paced, emotionally charged narratives and for her willingness to write about marriage, desire, class, family conflict, and women's independence with a candor that could be both entertaining and unsettling. Her work often explores the pressures placed on women to conform, the costs of respectability, and the tension between public appearance and private feeling, themes that still resonate in a culture preoccupied with identity, gender roles, and social performance. Though long overshadowed by better-remembered Victorian names, she remains significant as a writer who captured the anxieties and entertainments of her age while pushing against its limits. Today, readers can find in her fiction a sharp eye for character, a sense of melodramatic momentum, and a surprising modernity in her treatment of emotional and social freedom. She will especially appeal to readers who enjoy Victorian fiction with strong women, moral complexity, and a touch of sensational intrigue.
Florence Marryat was a prolific Victorian novelist, actress, journalist, and lecturer whose lively career reflected both the opportunities and constraints facing ambitious women in the nineteenth century. Born into a literary and naval family, she grew up close to the worlds of storytelling, publ...
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