Download or read book The Mistress of Silence written by Jacqueline Harpman and published by Harvill Secker. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They live in an underground cage. Forty women guarded by men with whips, who do not talk. The women have been held prisoner for 15 years. Their memory of the cataclysm that ended their normal lives has ebbed, and they strive to recall whatever they can from their previous lives.