![]() ![]() It’s always best to plan, it saves so much work and confusion later on. ![]() Are you a plan, plan, plan writer or do you sit down and see where the words take you? To get myself into the spooky frame of mind, I ploughed through the works of Shirley Jackson and Susan Hill, and the ideas grew from there.ģ. I just thought they were terrifying and deserved their own story. As objects begin to move and things go bump in the night, Elsie begins to believe she is not alone after all …ĭiscovering the existence of real life silent companions. But then she discovers an old diary, and an unsettling wooden figure locked in the garret. Pregnant and recently widowed, our heroine Elsie is dismayed to be marooned with no one but her late husband’s drab cousin for company. THE SILENT COMPANIONS is a classic Victorian ghost story set in a dilapidated country mansion. Tell us a little about The Silent Companions. Laura kindly answered a few of my questions.ġ. Laura is the author of Queen of Bedlam, Mistress of the Court and God Save the King. Her latest novel, The Silent Companions was published by Bloomsbury Raven on 5 October 2017. Today I’m pleased to welcome Laura Purcell to the blog. ![]()
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