In the Quiet
by Henry Jones
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Pub Date Jun 22 2015 | Archive Date Aug 10 2015
HarperCollins Publishers Australia | HarperCollins - AU
Description
A moving, sweet and uplifting novel of love, grief and the heartache of letting go, from a wonderful new Australian author.
Cate Carlton has recently died, yet she is able to linger on, watching her three young children and her husband as they come to terms with their life without her on their rural horse property. As the months pass and her children grow, they cope in different ways, drawn closer and pulled apart by their shared loss. And all Cate can do is watch on helplessly, seeing their grief, how much they miss her and how - heartbreakingly - they begin to heal. Gradually unfolding to reveal Cate's life, her marriage, and the unhappy secret she shared with one of her children, In the Quiet is compelling, simple, tender, true - heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure.
'In the Quiet is an accomplished first book from an exciting new talent. I fell in love with it slowly, over the course of many chapters. It's a quiet book (appropriately named) and an utterly lovely one.' Readings
'Uplifting and heartwarming ... a beautiful depiction of Australian rural life' Better Reading
'This hearttugging first novel is a beautifully paced mixture of romance, family saga and mystery' Adelaide Advertiser
'A glorious book that will make you cry, guaranteed. But it's also uplifting and tender. A surprise find.' Canberra Times
'You will weep, and marvel, and pass this book on, and on, to your friends.' Nikki Gemmell
Shortlisted for the 2015 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction, longlisted for the 2016 Indie Book Awards (Debut Fiction), longlisted for the 2016 ABIA Awards (General Fiction), and shortlisted for the 2016 NSW Premier's Literary Awards (UTS - Glenda Adams Award for New Writing)
Advance Praise
'You will weep, and marvel, and pass this book on, and on, to your friends.' Nikki Gemmell
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781460750360 |
| PRICE | A$29.99 (AUD) |
Average rating from 13 members
Featured Reviews
marlene p, Reviewer
This was really a beautiful and gentle book. Cate Carlton has unexpectedly died but she can still see and hear her family, including her sister Bea and good friend Laura. They all grieve for her in different ways and we are privy to Cate's thoughts and she also tells her story of how she came to be in the town of Garras and married to Bass. But her death is not as straight forward as it seemed and one of her children is aware of the secret Cate was keeping.
I really enjoyed this story, as I mentioned before if just felt gentle and flowing, like you were watching the family with Cate and she was telling you about them. As well as her husband Bass, there are her first born twins Rafferty and Cameron as different as chalk and cheese and on the cusp of becoming young adults and daughter Jessa, a young teenager who needs her mother but she is trying to find her own way.
Upon finishing the story, I just had a happy sense that everything would be alright.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a chance to read and review this book.
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