House of Splinters

In "House of Splinters," the prequel to Laura Purcell's acclaimed "The Silent Companions," Belinda Bainbridge is eager to leave her anxious mother's shadow after the death of her father-in-law, seeing the opportunity to transform The Bridge, their new ancestral home, into a cherished refuge for her family. However, their dreams are quickly dampened by financial struggles and unsettling whispers surrounding the estate’s past, particularly the mysterious death of a servant and her son Freddy's obsession with eerie wooden figures. As her charismatic brother-in-law Nathan reveals a different narrative about the family’s history, Belinda begins to question the safety and truth behind their new home.