The Weight of Quiet Places

By Samantha J Ellis

Lena Winters returns to the remote village she once fled as a teenager after her mother dies unexpectedly. The village still speaks in whispers about Lena's childhood behaviour and her unexplained disappearance at 15.
As she clears out the house, she begins to uncover letters and recordings revealing that her mother had been secretly communicating with Lena's estranged autistic brother - a brother Lena doesn't remember ever having.
The story alternates between Lena's present-day journey and fragments of her brother's inner world, slowly piecing together a family history shaped by silence, shame, and unspoken love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GSZHZ53S
• ISBN13: 9798248118441
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"