{"product_id":"a-granite-silence","title":"A Granite Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Granite Silence 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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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. Nina 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull of echoes, allusions and eerie diversions, A Granite Silence 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nina Allan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55103376458115,"sku":"9781529435603","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2025-02-26T123927.373.png?v=1740573579","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/a-granite-silence","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}