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On Emilia Morris's thirteenth birthday, her mother Rachel moves into a tent at the bottom of their garden. From that day on, she never says another word. Inspired by Rachel's example, other women join her and together they build the Community. Eight years later, Rachel and thousands of her followers shock the world as they silence themselves forever. In the aftermath of what comes to be known as the Event, the Community's global influence quickly grows. As a result, the whole world has an opinion about Rachel - whether they see her as a callous monster or a heroic martyr - but Emilia has never voiced hers publicly.
Carole Hailey?s first novel, The Silence Project, published in February 2023, was Corvus' lead debut. It was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick, a #1 Kindle Bestseller, a Waterstones Welsh Book of the Month and a Booksellers Association Indie Book of the month, selected by a panel of independent booksellers. Carole completed the six-month Guardian/UEA novel writing course taught by Bernardine Evaristo, following which she abandoned a career in law to undertake an MA in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths. Her MA was followed by a PhD in Creative Writing at Swansea University, which she completed in 2020. She was also a London Library Emerging Writer 2020/21.
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