The Silent Treatment, Abbie Greaves
The Silent Treatment, Abbie Greaves
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The Silent Treatment
A Novel

Author: Abbie Greaves

Narrator: Adrian Rawlins, Olivia Darnley, Alison Downing

Unabridged: 9 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/07/2020


Synopsis

“A remarkably assured debut which doesn’t go where you expect it to go. I very much look forward to seeing what she writes next.” — Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author“The premise alone had me, but The Silent Treatment itself is just heartrendingly lovely. It’s beautiful, so moving and clever. I truly adored it.”   — Josie Silver, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in DecemberResonant with the emotional power of the bestselling novels of David Nicholls and Jojo Moyes, a rich and poignant debut about lies, loss, and a transcendent love at the heart of a troubled marriage.

A lifetime together. 
Six months of silence. 
One last chance.By all appearances, Frank and Maggie share a happy, loving marriage. But for the past six months, they have not spoken. Not a sentence, not a single word. Maggie isn’t sure what, exactly, provoked Frank’s silence, though she has a few ideas.Day after day, they have eaten meals together and slept in the same bed in an increasingly uncomfortable silence that has become, for Maggie, deafening.Then Frank finds Maggie collapsed in the kitchen, unconscious, an empty package of sleeping pills on the table. Rushed to the hospital, she is placed in a medically induced coma while the doctors assess the damage.If she regains consciousness, Maggie may never be the same. Though he is overwhelmed at the thought of losing his wife, will Frank be able to find his voice once again—and explain his withdrawal—or is it too late?

About Abbie Greaves

Abbie Greaves is the author of The Silent Treatment. She studied English Literature at the University of Cambridge. She worked in publishing for three years before leaving to focus on writing. She lives in the UK.abbiegreaves.comTwitter: @abbiegreaves1Instagram: @abbiegreavesauthor


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer

What is wrong with me? Don’t say “everything” I can hear you! Why didn’t I like this book so much? I think I’m not in a wrong place, I’m at home and it’s not wrong time, it’s around 2 a.m. I finished a book and writing a review (Actually I started it but probably finish it tomorrow and post it anothe......more

Goodreads review by DJ

Favorite Quote: I have no intention of being cruel, really I don’t, I never do. The sad reality is that often our behavior will do it for us, unwilled and unwilling. My silence is the very best example. My Review: Never have I read prose so elegantly detailed with an uncommon poignancy of tiny movement......more

Goodreads review by Jayme

There is no doubt that this debut novel is well written... It just wasn’t a story that I could relate to personally, as I never had the desire to have children. I was expecting a book about the break down of a relationship but did not realize there would be a strong focus on parenting when I requeste......more

4/5 Kai skauda nuo pirmo puslapio, iki paskutinio. Be prošvaisčių. Daug meilės, tokios tyros ir beveik nerealistiškos, bet koja kojon eina tiek daug gyvenimo purvo ir siaubo, tiek nepakeičiamybių, kurių net jokios geriausios emocijos negali pramušti, kad net gerklę gniaužia. Jaučiasi, kad knyga šiek......more