Liz Barnsley's Reviews > After the Silence

After The Silence is a claustrophobic, tension fuelled novel from Louise O'Neill who as ever shows a huge amount of insight about the inner turmoil of women everywhere.

After the Silence is set on a small island within a close knit community - This community is torn apart by the loss of one of their own on a stormy, unforgettable night.

Years later a documentary about the tragedy is on the cards, threatening the fragile peace that really was never that peaceful. With sensitivity and clever plotting the author explores themes of control, self esteem and the secrecy that can exist in family relationships and wraps it up in a beautifully crafted and descriptively haunting psychological thriller.

There's a reason I'm a huge fan of this author and here is another example.

Highly recommended.