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The Thunder and the Silence

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A sweeping historical novel revealing the man behind America's most enigmatic Founding Father-Benjamin Franklin, whose brilliance built a nation but shattered his family... From Boston's candlelit print shops to Paris's glittering salons, The Thunder and the Silence follows Benjamin Franklin's rise-from runaway apprentice to statesman-and the family torn apart along the way. For readers of Wolf Hall and The Book of Lost Names, this is Franklin's story as you've never seen it: the brilliant mind who built a nation but couldn't mend his own family. This richly imagined novel brings to life the lesser-known Franklin-the young husband who brought his illegitimate son into his home, the devastated father who lost his beloved four-year-old to smallpox, and the aging diplomat who sacrificed his relationship with his loyalist son for the cause of independence. Across seven masterfully crafted parts spanning 1706-1790, readers witness the triumphs and heartbreaks that defined a genius's life: - Young Ben's brutal apprenticeship under his jealous brother James and his secret identity as the witty widow "Silence Dogood" - His unconventional marriage to Deborah Read and their decision to raise his illegitimate son William as their own - The heartbreaking loss of their son Franky that nearly destroyed their marriage - His five-year absence in London that left Deborah to manage everything alone-and ultimately die without seeing him again - The painful fracturing of father and son as William chose loyalty to the Crown while Ben embraced revolution - His brilliant diplomatic triumph in securing the French alliance that won the war - His final years grappling with the human cost of his public achievements The Thunder and the Silence illuminates Franklin not just as the inventor, diplomat, and wit of history books, but as a man navigating the universal struggles of ambition versus family, principle versus pragmatism, and public duty versus private loyalty. By the end, you'll see Franklin not as a figure in history-but as a father, a husband, and a man haunted by what he could not save. Perfect for readers of historical fiction who loved Wolf Hall, Hamnet, or The Book of Lost Names, this intimate portrait transforms Benjamin Franklin from a face on currency into a fully realized human being whose genius came at profound personal cost. A story of sacrifice, ambition, love, and loss that asks: What is the price of greatness, and who ultimately pays it?


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798218771331
  • Publisher: Blue Fox Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Blue Fox Publishing
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 582
  • Weight: 770 gr
  • ISBN-10: 8218771336
  • Publisher Date: 20 Oct 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 33 mm
  • Width: 152 mm


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