This superior psychological thriller...absolutely gripping, intriguing and superbly written...a compulsive read - Liz Nugent -- Liz Nugent
Imagine Emily Bronte crossed with a Netflix true-crime documentary and with a dash of Big Little Lies thrown in.
After the Silence is
gripping, clever and beautifully written. O'Neill has a gimlet eye for the telling detail ...
Chillingly good - Elizabeth Day -- Elizabeth Day
Elegant, assured, gripping and moving, it's her best book to date and that's really saying something
This is good. Really good. Dark and tragic and anger-inducing. Succession meets West Cork with a fire of feminist fury. ―
Harriet TyceChilling and atmospheric,
After the Silence is
sharp and perceptively written, with a mystery at its heart that will keep you gripped. I think this is
Louise's best book yet. -- Beth O'Leary
A
gripping new direction for Louise O'Neill but still with her
distinctive powerful voice. I raced through it, guessing until the very - satisfying - end. -- Cecelia Ahern
Devastating, chilling and enviably accomplished... I haven't been so gripped by a book in years ―
Laura Jane Williams A powerfully atmospheric, darkly compelling mystery characterised by Louise O'Neill's exquisite writing and powerful psychological insight. Seriously good. -- Lucy Foley
Louise O'Neill has done it again. . .her writing captivates me in a visceral way every time.
After The Silence does what Louise does best: addictive and scalpel-sharp fiction that addresses important topics that should demand our attention, while feeling both deep discomfort and fire in our belly. -- Emma Gannon
Louise O'Neill's
After the Silence is
a devastatingly beautiful book full of secrets, mystery and a story so powerful and enthralling you cannot look away. An absolute masterpiece and one of my favourite books in the world! -- Nikita Gill
A clever, sleight of hand psychological thriller set on the small Irish island of Inisrun ―
Reddark, haunting, almost claustrophobic read, but the writing is still both
beautiful and lyrical ―
Fabulous
You'll be absorbed by this chilling tale of controlling and toxic relationships
―
Sunday MirrorA subtle slow-burn, this evocative mystery spins into
an intricate portrait of gas-lighting and sacrifice ―
heatDark, windswept, suspenseful and kept me on the edge of my seat. Bravo to a wonderful writer and wonderful woman -- Jessie Burton
This multi-layered, sinister chiller is a real page-turner. ―
BestThe plot is intricate and intelligent, but the drama gets its real energy from the author's obvious anger about what men get away with, and why some women always pay the price. ―
Daily MailO'Neill has made her name as one of Ireland's foremost feminist writers, and this is
a detailed examination of a toxic marriage as well as an absorbing mystery ―
Sunday TimesThis is O'Neill at her best: splintered portraits of relationships so sharp you could cut yourself on them, deeply empathetic characterisation and a vivid exposure of the brutality of all forms of domestic abuse, including the ones that so often remain hidden in the shadows.
A tour de force from a spectacular storyteller, it will have you gripped from the first page to the last, but it will stay with you long after that as well. O'Neill is one of our finest feminist writers and this is her best book yet. -- Laura Bates
With
impeccable research into domestic violence on women,
O'Neill conjures a disturbing and uncomfortable atmosphere, made darker by the remote island where the story is set ―
CultureFlyThis compulsive novel tells a claustrophobic tale of violence, control and domestic abuse. ―
Sunday Express (S Mag)The atmosphere of it is dream-like and it's
completely compelling ―
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About the Author
Louise O'Neill is the feminist powerhouse and outspoken voice for change whose novels Only Ever Yours and Asking for It helped to start important conversations about body image and consent. Asking for It won Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards 2015 and stayed in the Irish Top Ten fiction chart for over a year. Only Ever Yours won Newcomer of the Year at the Irish Book Awards and the Bookseller YA Prize. Film/TV rights have been optioned on both books. Louise lives and works in West Cork, Ireland. She contributes regularly to Irish TV and radio, and has a weekly column in the Irish Examiner.
