House of silence

Oak Park, Illinois, 1875. Isabelle Larkin's future-like that of every young woman-hinges upon her choice of husband. She delights her mother by becoming engaged to Gregory Gallagher, who is charismatic, politically ambitious, and publicly devoted. But Isabelle's visions of a happy, profitable match come to a halt when she witnesses her fiancé commit a horrific crime-and no one believes her. Gregory denies all, and Isabelle's mother insists s...