The Silence in the Garden

By: William Trevor

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Synopsis: The Whitbread Award–winning author &“demonstrates a master&’s touch&” in this tale of an aristocratic Irish family&’s ruinous path toward modernity (The New York Times). An island estate off the coast of county Cork, Carriglas has been in the Rolleston family for centuries. Sarah Pollexfen, a distant relation of little means, remembers the magical summer she spent there as a child in 1904. But much has changed in Ireland since then. And when Sarah returns nearly thirty years later, she finds Carriglas much changed as well. World War I and the Irish Troubles have taken their toll on the Rollestons. Sarah&’s cousins, who once seemed to sparkle with beauty and wit, have grown dour and withdrawn. And as Sarah uncovers the tragedies they&’ve endured, she&’ll also discover the terrible truth about that seemingly idyllic summer in 1904.