{"product_id":"the-silent-women-avril-joy-9781739177768","title":"The Silent Women","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1875, Simone Gastrell is conveniently committed to Long Meadows Asylum by her adulterous husband. Distraught but not defeated, she meets \u003cem\u003ethe silent women\u003c\/em\u003e whose lives within the institution are ordered and defined by men. Alice Semple, a herbalist and wise-woman, does not speak, but gives testimony in her notebook. Phoebe Baines, a fragile, damaged young woman, lives within the soundless universe of her interior monologue. In a powerless world, relieved only by precious hours spent in the Airing Courts and gardens, the three women come together in unvoiced friendship. When life behind the asylum walls grows even more dangerous and brutal, they find their voices and use them to fight for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn their story, readers will hear the echoes of today, of the women locked away in our institutions, often brutalised, still silenced and living invisible lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Avril Joy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739177762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739177768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Linen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.65d","brand":"Avril Joy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46217100165375,"sku":"9781739177768","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6a023a4-e232-4d83-ad83-a75abd571619.jpg?v=1728514283","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-silent-women-avril-joy-9781739177768","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}