Breakwater, St. John’s, NL, 2008, 1st.  ISBN 1-55081-243-2.  Trade soft cover, 209 pages including Historical Note, Primary References and Acknowledgements, followed by ads.  Unread copy with tiny corner bends.  ‘During a colonizing expedition to New France in 1542, Marguerite de Roberval, a young French noblewoman, fell in love with a soldier.  Jean-Francois de Roberval, commander of the expedition and Marguerite’s guardian, was so outraged at her scandalous behaviour and the disgrace Marguerite had brought upon the name Roberval that he abandoned her, her lover, and a servant on the Isle of Demons, somewhere near Newfoundland and Labrador.  Marguerite survived…  Based on historical accounts, Silence of Stone imagines a story of romance, a fierce will to live, revenge and the redemptive power of love.’ (from rear wrap)