Silence for the Dead [Kindle Edition] Author: Simone St. James | Language: English | ISBN:
B00DMCPPJO | Format: PDF, EPUB
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In 1919, Kitty Weekes, pretty, resourceful, and on the run, falsifies her background to obtain a nursing position at Portis House, a remote hospital for soldiers left shell-shocked by the horrors of the Great War. Hiding the shame of their mental instability in what was once a magnificent private estate, the patients suffer from nervous attacks and tormenting dreams. But something more is going on at Portis House—its plaster is crumbling, its plumbing makes eerie noises, and strange breaths of cold waft through the empty rooms. It’s known that the former occupants left abruptly, but where did they go? And why do the patients all seem to share the same nightmare, one so horrific that they dare not speak of it?
Kitty finds a dangerous ally in Jack Yates, an inmate who may be a war hero, a madman… or maybe both. But even as Kitty and Jack create a secret, intimate alliance to uncover the truth, disturbing revelations suggest the presence of powerful spectral forces. And when a medical catastrophe leaves them even more isolated, they must battle the menace on their own, caught in the heart of a mystery that could destroy them both.
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- File Size: 1372 KB
- Print Length: 384 pages
- Publisher: NAL (April 1, 2014)
- Sold by: Penguin Group (USA) LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00DMCPPJO
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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Silence of the Dead by Simone St. James
Historical Romance –April 1st, 2014
4 stars
Great Britain is trying to recover from World War I and Kitty Weekes is on the run. Desperate and with nowhere else to go, the determined and resourceful girl poses as a nurse. She soon finds herself on a desolate and isolated location at Portis House. There her mettle is tested as abandoned war heroes recovering from terrible physical and mental damage are put away from society’s gentle eyes. These men seem crazy and sad. Underfunded and without resources she and the other nurses have a difficult time. But plucky Kitty knows life at home would be far worse. And her father shouldn’t be able to find her in such a remote area. But the eerie Portis House seems to be haunted. Plus the mystery of a missing nurse and a patient only known as number sixteen spike her curiosity and land her in trouble.
Romance, mystery and a paranormal house filled with frights make for a page turning read. This book has many twists and turns. The poor, courageous men remind me of the soldiers that come back home now with PTSD. The men and even the nurses are trying to cope the best they can. But in those times PTSD was unknown. The returning soldiers were quickly hushed up and considered utterly shameful. As a battered Kitty finds solace in helping the soldiers she also finds compassion for herself and her own sense of worth. The heroine is out of her mind courageous and the love she finds is worth it all. The plot has many back stories as Kitty explores the house and the secrets behind the men that stay in such a terrible place. When a medical emergency hits the book comes to a climax and not how the reader expects. If you love surprises, World War I and moving characters this book is for you.
Lovers of haunted houses and gothic romances with tragedy will love this book.
Reviewed by Steph from the Bookaholics Romance Book Club
By Bookaholics Reviewer
I LOVE Simone St. James style of writing and this one did not disappoint. Simone has the ability to pull the reader into a place and time, in this case, 1919 post-war Britain, and write characters that you care about. I like that she threads a bit of romance into her story without destroying it and veering off into "just" romance. This is a ghost story that will keep you turning pages until the wee hours of the morning. I was sad to finish it!
By faeriemoonmama
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