{"product_id":"a-granite-silence","title":"A Granite Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE CWA HISTORICAL FICTION DAGGER 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Granite Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration - a journey through time to a particular house, in a particular street, Urquhart Road, Aberdeen in 1934, where eight-year-old Helen Priestly lives with her mother and father.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003eAmong this long, grey corridor of four-storey tenements, a daunting expanse of granite, working families are squashed together like pickled herrings in their narrow flats. Here are Helen's neighbours: the Topps, the Josses, the Mitchells, the Gordons, the Donalds, the Coulls and the Hunts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003eReturning home from school for her midday meal, Helen is sent by her mother Agnes to buy a loaf from the bakery at the end of the street. Agnes never sees her daughter alive again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003eNina Allan explores the aftermath of Helen's disappearance, turning a probing eye to the close-knit neighbourhood - where everyone knows everyone, at least by sight - and with subtlety and sympathy, explores the intricate layers of truth and falsehood that can coexist in one moment of history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of echoes, allusions and eerie diversions, \u003ci\u003eA Granite Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is an investigation into a notorious true crime case, but also a stylish, imaginative inquiry into who gets to tell a story, how it is told, and why\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nina Allan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51442753994919,"sku":"9781529435603","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4945\/4503\/files\/a-granite-silence-Allan-2026-9781529435603.jpg?v=1790753245","url":"https:\/\/www.murderousink.com.au\/products\/a-granite-silence","provider":"Murderous Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}