The neighbors and the village play a decent-sized role within the story as well. That is except for the Byatt’s, who have had their share of tragedies due to the death of one of their sons several years prior – Joel – and one involving Melissa’s mother. The Byatt’s live in a village called Forest Grove labeled “Utopia of the Woods,” where everything is seemingly perfect and serene. The children provide some responses to her questions on what happened, but being their mother it doesn’t take her too long to realize the answers aren’t completely truthful.Īs you read, the author gives you a very well-rounded view of what a gossipy small town neighborhood might be like. Soon, Melissa comes home from a bike-ride to find her husband bleeding on the kitchen floor. It is automatically clear that one of the three children is responsible for it and there is a cover-up being formed, not to mention overall panic. Wall of Silence opens with the inner thoughts of the person who has stabbed Patrick Byatt, the husband and father of the family.
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