The Silent Treatment

A Novel

By: Abbie Greaves

Narrated by: Adrian Rawlins, Olivia Darnley, Alison Downing

“A remarkably assured debut which doesn’t go where you expect it to go. I very much look forward to seeing what she writes next.” — Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“The premise alone had me, but The Silent Treatment itself is just heartrendingly lovely. It’s beautiful, so moving and clever. I truly adored it.” — Josie Silver, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December

Resonant with the emotional power of the bestselling novels of David Nicholls and Jojo Moyes, a rich and poignant debut about lies, loss, and a transcendent love at the heart of a troubled marriage.

A lifetime together.
Six months of silence.
One last chance.

By all appearances, Frank and Maggie share a happy, loving marriage. But for the past six months, they have not spoken. Not a sentence, not a single word. Maggie isn’t sure what, exactly, provoked Frank’s silence, though she has a few ideas.

Day after day, they have eaten meals together and slept in the same bed in an increasingly uncomfortable silence that has become, for Maggie, deafening.

Then Frank finds Maggie collapsed in the kitchen, unconscious, an empty package of sleeping pills on the table. Rushed to the hospital, she is placed in a medically induced coma while the doctors assess the damage.

If she regains consciousness, Maggie may never be the same. Though he is overwhelmed at the thought of losing his wife, will Frank be able to find his voice once again—and explain his withdrawal—or is it too late?

A tender page turner

This sweet sad simple story of how the things we don’t say can shape our lives more then we want them to.

Loved it

The depths of human emotions tastefully revealed in a realistic story of a couple and their inability to save their beloved child. Heart renderingly beautiful. This is one of the few books I will listen to again for the richness of the joys of love it portrays.

The greatest tragedy: Losing a child

A touching story of an older couple facing the death of their only child. After 6 months of the silent treatment by her husband following the loss of their daughter, he opens up to her as she lies in a coma. In the second part her side of their life together unfolds. All their secrets are revealed to each other in this unusual dramatic story. At the end, you are not depressed by their dilemma.

Absolutely beautiful.....

What a beautiful story. And what beautiful writing that evoked so many responses. And the narration was absolutely perfect by all three narrators.

Beautiful story

An absolute tear jerker. It is truly a sad love story but I loved every minute of it.