Uncle Silas

<p>In <em>Uncle Silas</em> a teenage girl becomes the ward of a reclusive and morally ambiguous relative following her father's death placing her fortune-and life-at grave risk. Isolated in a crumbling countryside manor she begins to uncover secrets that suggest her guardian may be connected to a long-unsolved crime. The tension mounts as paranoia manipulation and a creeping sense of dread close in. Combining gothic atmosphere with psychological depth the novel explores themes of innocence confinement and the blurred boundaries between protection and control in a male-dominated world.</p><p></p>