The Silent Treatment

This moving debut unpicks the secret selves of Maggie and Frank to reveal the tragic miscommunications of their broken family. It’s a pleasure to read such a stylish and confident new voice

Louise Candlish

Heart-breaking secrets tenderly evoked with intelligence and depth. Maggie and Frank are unforgettable characters

Rachel Hore

An unforgettable love story with a mystery that had me captivated until the last, heart-wrenching page. It deserves to be huge

Catherine Isaac

The premise alone had me, but the book itself is just heartrendingly lovely. It’s beautiful, so moving and clever. I truly adored it

Josie Silver

In her tremendously moving debut, a novel that pulses with emotional tension, Abbie Greaves masterfully unpicks a history of ordinary lives facing extraordinary challenges. I found it impossible to look away from the relationship at the heart of this novel.

Gilly Macmillan

A remarkable debut which doesn’t go where you expect it to go. I very much look forward to seeing what she writes next

Jojo Moyes

An original and moving debut from a talented new voice

Santa Montefiore

Such stunning prose, and such insight for a debut author… I was bowled over by Abbie’s writing

Clare Mackintosh

A tender, heartfelt portrayal of a long marriage with all its secrets. Cleverly structured and beautifully written, this novel celebrates love, hope - and the importance of finding the right words

Lucy Diamond

Promises a twisting plot that will reveal hidden secrets and unspoken events

Stylist Best Books for 2020

Beautifully written in Greaves’ unique voice, we slowly begin to learn what bought them to this point and how the complexities of life play out in a marriage – and indeed family. Poignant, heart-breaking and insightful, it’s a skilled debut

Woman & Home

Greaves’s insightful account of a long marriage kept us gripped till the very last page

Independent

Subtle...hard-hitting...thought-provoking

Candis

This is a beautifully written and compelling novel that enthralled us from beginning to end. Frank and Maggie feel so real, and their moving story is simple, but powerfully told

Heat

When a debut is praised by the likes of Jojo Moyes, you know it's worth reading…You won't be able to put down this tender and heartbreaking read

Cosmopolitan

It’s a little gem

Sam Baker

I adored this powerful, heart-breaking tale that highlights the importance of communicating, no matter how hard that might be

The Sun

Beautifully written...Poignant, heart-breaking and insightful

Woman

The Silent Treatment is an empathetic, beautifully written exploration of relationships and family dynamics that will resonate with fans of Jojo Moyes, David Nicholls and Gail Honeyman.

Daily Express

This is an extraordinarily tense yet tender portrait of a marriage…It’s written with assurance and agonising insight, and the characters of Maggie and Frank will stay with me for a long time

Daily Mail

I really loved it...It's a very moving book

Jo Wiley

A must read

Sunday Express

It's bittersweet and beautifully written and a heartstring-tugging book about family and grief and marriage and aging. It's a book that stays with you

Ashley Audrain