Silverhill
Phyllis A. Whitney
- Reading
- Try reading together or checking in at suspenseful points. Invite your reader to share predictions about the mystery, while letting them set the pace if the peril feels intense.
- Themes
- The house and the mystery: Silverhill’s Hall of Mirrors unsettles Gerald’s sense of reality, while Malinda seeks the truth behind the house’s secrets. The setting and mirror imagery frame the mystery through uncertainty about what is real.
- Worth knowing
- Expect sustained suspense and peril, including threats to Malinda’s life and sanity. The story also involves Aunt Arvilla, described as mentally unwell.