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Book Description: The Grinning Mannequin: A Lullaby for the Living

There is a silence so deep, it has a name.

Timothy Blackwood never wanted the family legacy. He inherited a dying department store, a mountain of debt, and a warning whispered down through generations: Beware the quiet.

From the moment he steps inside Blackwood's, he understands. The grand emporium is too still. The air, thick with the sacred scent of beeswax and dust, doesn't just muffle sound—it drinks it. And the mannequins, especially the exquisitely beautiful Nocturna, seem to watch him with more than just glassy eyes.

But the silence isn't empty. It's hungry.

It speaks to him not in words, but in promises. It offers an end to his anxiety, his fear, his struggle. It shows him a vision of a world frozen in perfect, beautiful moments, free from the mess and pain of life. All it asks in return is a simple thing: his permission to grow.

As Timothy uncovers the dark history of his bloodline—of the merchant, the artist, the lover, and the geologist who all made their own pacts with the stillness—he realizes he is not the owner of this place. He is the final piece of its collection.

The Grinning Mannequin is not a monster in the dark.
It is a curator.
And it is ready to add the entire, noisy world to its gallery.

A chillingly seductive Gothic epic perfect for fans of House of Leaves, Annihilation, and the works of Thomas Ligotti, this novel will sink its hooks into you and whisper a terrifying question: In a world of suffering, would you choose a beautiful lie over a painful truth?

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