‘Simply, In the Quiet is a beautiful and tender debut novel. Eliza Henry-Jones is a bright new talent in Australian literature with a voice that is accomplished, fresh and utterly engaging.’
– Judges Report from Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction 2015
‘A glorious book that will make you cry, guaranteed. But it’s also uplifting and tender. A surprise find.’
– Sydney Morning Herald
‘Eliza Henry-Jones is a brand new Australian author to watch out for! This book just oozes raw emotion.’
– GoodReads
‘Reading Eliza Henry-Jones’s debut novel requires something of a leap of faith, but it’s well worth the effort. In the Quiet is an unusual but wonderful book, full of beautiful sentences, and I very much look forward to reading more from this prolific short-story writer, and now accomplished young novelist.’
– Good Reading
‘This heart-tugging first novel is a beautifully paced mixture of romance, family saga and mystery.’
– Adelaide Advertiser
‘This sad, gentle story explores love, grief and family; the nature of time and memory; the destructiveness of secrets; and the pain of letting go. It’s an impressive debut.’
– Bookseller+Publisher
‘I happened to be reading this novel at a time of remembrance of a big love in my life. It tapped into that beautiful and very sad core of grief in me. Rather than being upset by this, I treasured how Henry Jones wrote about loss. It was a gift.’
– The Big Book Club
‘Eliza is a trained grief, loss and trauma counsellor and her skill and expertise dealing with the difficult subject of the death of a mother adds to the poignancy and authenticity of the novel.’
– Barbara Horgan, Boffins Bookshop
‘This is an absorbing, thoughtful and languorous debut told in such a compelling voice … it will linger in your thoughts long after you have turned the final page.’
– Book Muster Down Under