Rosamund Lupton is the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed author of the novels Sister and Afterwards. Her New York Times bestselling debut, Sister, was a New York Times Editor’s Choice and Target Book Club pick, and has been translated into over thirty languages with international sales of over 1.5 million copies. Lupton lives in London with her husband and two sons.
“An eerie eco-tale of disasters both real and man-made on the
frozen tundra of Alaska may make you rethink the popular perception
of snow as innocuous white fluffy stuff. The isolated woman on her
own and in danger is standard thriller fare, but here it is given
new life…the alternating voices of mother and daughter are so
compelling, it’s hard not to want to go along for the ride…the book
skates smoothly over issues of environmentalism, tribal rights, and
the relationship of the deaf and hearing worlds…The temperature
drops, the action heats up and the suspense builds with the
storm.” -- New York Times Book Review
“Much like “The Revenant” and “The Hateful Eight,” Rosamund
Lupton’s suspense novel The Quality of Silence pits its characters
against a heartlessly cruel Mother Nature….About half of this
teeth-chattering novel is narrated by the indomitable Ruby, who is
profoundly deaf — and a model of girl power…. In this tale, the
deadly cold and treacherous road are no match for the fiery heat of
enduring love.” -- Carol Memmott, Washington
Post
"A compelling and beautifully written journey into the darkest of
hearts." -- The Seattle Times
“An elegantly visual novel…the level of detail throughout the story
breathes life onto each page… a heartwarming and thought provoking
story.” -- Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
“A tight, claustrophobic thriller that will enclose readers in a
world of cold from which there’s no escape….The author evokes a
sense of absolute isolation that hovers at the edge of every
scene….Lupton uses powerful, evocative language to craft a literary
novel that sets a knife-edge of danger on every page, as readers
follow mother and daughter through the forbidding landscape to a
heart-stopping conclusion.” -- Barbara Clark, Bookpage
“Lupton delivers in spades… the “thrill” of this thriller is
rooted strongly in the emotional conflict between family
members both present and absent…The Quality of Silence comes
absolutely recommended, offering thrills and family drama
in equal measure along with some important real-world issues
and emotion strong enough to take your breath away.” --
Addley Fannin, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
"A heart-stopping page-turner from bestseller Lupton...Lupton
limns a starkly beautiful story at once as expansive as the aurora
borealis and as intimate as a mother and daughter finally learning
to truly hear each another." -- Publishers Weekly, starred
review
“Nail-bitingly suspenseful and chilling…Lupton demonstrates her
mastery of the suspense genre in this dazzling tale of human
resilience.” -- Library Journal, starred review
“The strongly visual story hits the ground running … this journey
is paced like a bullet… Lupton is at her best when describing the
dark, wintry wilderness and pitting her two female protagonists
against all comers… Delivers an engrossing wallop of readable
escapism.” -- Kirkus
"A rip-roaring read full of both beatiful descriptions of the
tundra and harrowing passages on the dangers of subzero
temperatures." -- Booklist
“I loved The Quality of Silence. It was scary, suspenseful and so
exquisitely, evocatively written I often found myself shivering as
if I were there in Alaska with Ruby and her mother. It was
everything you want in a wonderful novel.” -- Liane Moriarty,
bestselling author of The Husband’s Secret and Big Little Lies
“Like a breath of icy air, this relentlessly tense thriller is also
a child's-eye family drama like none other. Not since Smilla’s
Sense of Snow have I shivered like this” -- Emma Donaghue, New
York Times bestselling author of Room
“A taut psychological thriller ... The Quality of
Silence will have your heart thumping. Lupton’s masterful
pacing, riveting plotting, and keen understanding of grief make her
a winning rival of Tana French and Val McDermid. Absolutely
gripping.” -- Louise Penny, New York Times bestselling author
of The Nature of the Beast
"With The Quality of Silence, Rosamund Lupton brings her
sophisticated brand of suspense to a setting that might have
attracted Jack London: the remote frontier of northern Alaska. An
elegant, chilling read from a writer who continues to stretch the
bounds of suspense." -- William Landay, author of the New York
Times bestseller Defending Jacob
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