num_pages: 179
description: A chilling and mysterious voice becomes audible to Sanie shortly after she and her husband Jackson move into the decaying antebellum mansion that is the Bullard ancestral home in rural South Carolina. At first, she wonders if the voice might be a prank played by Jackson's peyote-popping brother Will or his equally off-kilter sister Louise. But soon Sanie discovers that the ghostly voice is merely a single piece in the decadent, baroque puzzle that comprises the Bullard family history rank with sensuality, violence, repression and madness.
language: English
title: Softspoken
titlecomplete: Softspoken
genres: Horror, Fantasy
ratings_count: 101
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: International Horror Guild Award
category: Best Long Fiction
publisher: Night Shade