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Barbara Whitfield

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Over a long working life Barbara Whitfield has variously stuffed envelopes, sold fish, books and coffee, carried out research for the OED and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, and edited non-fiction. She also completed a doctorate in Spanish Art History. She lives on a smallholding between the hills and the sea, in West Wales where she has learnt to re-roof a house, dig ditches, grow vegetables and write novels. Her debut, The Rest is Silence, was shortlisted for the JBA Debut Novel Award 2023 and ranked in the top 6% for the Bridport First Novel Award the same year.

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The Rest is Silence

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Barbara Whitfield liked Taz's review of The Rest is Silence: "A moving and thought-provoking story, meditatively told. Without giving away spoilers, the central character surprised me with motivations and intelligence that others around her couldn't fathom - a little like Mildred Bevel in Hernan Diaz's Trust. Bo" Read more of this review »
Jun 14, 2026 05:22AM · see review
Barbara Whitfield liked Frances Bennett's review of The Rest is Silence: "I absolutely loved reading this book. Couldn't wait to get my hands on it. People have been saying they couldn't put it down but after I had read a couple of chapters, I wanted the story to last. I paced myself. When I eventually came to the end I wa" Read more of this review »
Jun 03, 2026 06:18AM · see review
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Barbara Whitfield liked Fae Wells's review of The Rest is Silence: "Absolutely brilliant plot and very cleverly written. I love trying to solve mysteries and this is one of the best I've read. I couldn't put it down! I'm looking forward to seeing other books by this author. "
May 23, 2026 02:32AM · see review
Barbara Whitfield liked Paul Tosio's review of The Rest is Silence: "This is one of my favourite books in years, and from many hundreds of books. If you are into literary fiction, tales of friendship and the concept of authentic individuality, it's for you. Ostensibly it looks at the disappearance of a young woman duri" Read more of this review »
May 23, 2026 02:31AM · see review
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Barbara Whitfield made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — The Rest is Silence topic " Brad wrote: "Added without cover or page count (72k pages? Really?) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... I assumed the ISBN was for the paperback a ...more "
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Barbara Whitfield rated a book it was amazing Mistress Pieces by Jen Hyatt (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mistress Pieces is described as an experimental novel so if start out with expectations of what a novel is (can be), you may find it disorientating. Those who love works such as Maggie Nelson's 'Bluets', however, will find themselves in familiar frag ...more
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Glennis Virgo's 'City of Silk' is a historical novel set in sixteenth-century Bologna. It follows the orphaned, Elena, as she navigates a life in which gender and poverty leave her prey to the mores of a restrictive society and the whims of the rich ...more
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