The Statue, The Silk and The Story is a literary mystery set at a remote boarding school to which neglectful parents send their despondent children. As her most precious possessions disappear one by one, the Headmistress enlists three special students to detect the thief, and the explanation. This is a novel for precocious readers- Matilda as co-authored by Lemony Snicket, perhaps, with a satisfying and heartwarming conclusion.
A taste of what’s inside:
Hill Hall School, for those who have not heard of it, and of course most people have not, is tucked into the remote corner where three New England states meet, between two hills, in a spot where no one ever visits. It is so far from any road that it cannot be seen, and no hint can be had of it, until a traveler takes the final turn up the unmarked overgrown driveway filled with ruts and furrows. If a traveler were to drive down that path, the boughs and branches of the untamed ancient trees would scrape and scratch at the car, making the driver think she had taken a very wrong turn off the main road, which might make her think she would turn back. Most people would. Those who continue up the drive at last see the cold and massive grey walls of the school’s old buildings, which keep the outside world far away, and the children within unheard and unseen…
Meet the Author
Leslie K. Miles has had a long and varied career but always said she would be a writer. She lives near Washington, DC, with her husband and their pets. She did not go to boarding school, and she did not send her daughter to one. This is her first published novel.
