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A novel by Josie Henley-Einion

Waterstone's Welsh Book of the Month!

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Silence is my debut novel and is published by Legend Press. Jackie Harris, prison counsellor and ex-drag king, kills her lesbian lover’s rapist in what she insists is self-defence. Looking back through her life, Silence portrays a troubled but resolute character struggling against the many obstacles and with her own identity. Examining sexual violence and its repercussions, Silence is a gripping and stylish novel that questions the right of the media to scrutinise and control public judgement. When all is done, Silence is the only route for Jackie Harris to be heard. Order your copy from Legend - £5.99  At £5.99, buying the book directly from the publisher is the cheapest price I’ve seen. Ssh, don’t tell Amazon.

Press Area Press Releases Press Release 11/08/08 on Silence being named Welsh Waterstone’s Book of the Month AI 03/06/08 Silence Advance Information Press Release 21/02/08 on aquisition of Silence Articles My blog on the Guardian Books Blogs 20/08/08 A novel idea in The Pink Paper 11/08/08 “Sex and violence blogger” in Metro Life 22/07/08 Lesbian novel named Waterstone's 'Welsh Book of the Month' for August in DIVA Lesbian News website section 21/07/08 Writers' News Front Page Article May 2008 Interviews “Readers in Appeal for More Time at Library" in The Echo 26/03/09 “Author's Notes" in the Western Mail 07/02/09 “Hounded Out" in The Wales on Sunday 07/09/08 “Driven out for being lesbians" in The Sunday Mercury 31/08/08 “A time for silence” in one80news 15/08/08 Interview on Struggling Authors website Reviews Writer's Beat Quarterly review November 2008 Western Mail review 02/08/08

“…weaves its web well enough to keep you turning the pages. It deals with serious stuff that is bang on the button in an era when a powerful rich man wins a libel action against a red-top Sunday newspaper that publicised details of his sex life.” Western Mail 02/08/08 read the full review here. "...Silence is a powerful novel precisely because it is not afraid – or ashamed – to look life square in the face and report what it sees... The style is fluid and one is quickly immersed in the story, the characters so well drawn that they remain with you long after you turn the last page. Buy it, read it, you won’t be disappointed." Writer's Beat Quarterly November 2008 read the full review here. Newsletters Silence Newsletter November 2008 Silence Newsletter July 2008 Silence Newsletter April 2008 If you want to interview me or get hold of a review copy, please email Legend Press to contact. Promotional information can be found in the Press Area to the left. Photos of me are on the Silence Gallery.