Recommend Me is a fun new Friday Meme created by Kate at The Neverending Shelf
To play along, grab a favorite read and tell us about it. You can include your thoughts about the novel, its summary, your favorite memory related to the novel... the possibilities are limitless. If you are up for a challenge, you can also include:
•Your review of the novel
•Links to others' reviews of the novel
•Recommending to a general group of readers or if you want to be extra daring, to specific reader friends
My selection for this week is
The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
It happens quietly one August morning. As dawn's shimmering light drenches the humid Iowa air, two families awaken to find their little girls have gone missing in the night. Seven-year-old Calli Clark is sweet, gentle, a dreamer who suffers from selective mutism brought on by tragedy that pulled her deep into silence as a toddler.
Calli's mother, Antonia, tried to be the best mother she could within the confines of marriage to a mostly absent, often angry husband. Now, though she denies that her husband could be involved in the possible abductions, she fears her decision to stay in her marriage has cost her more than her daughter's voice. Petra Gregory is Calli's best friend, her soul mate and her voice. But neither Petra nor Calli has been heard from since their disappearance was discovered. Desperate to find his child, Martin Gregory is forced to confront a side of himself he did not know existed beneath his intellectual, professorial demeanor. Now these families are tied by the question of what happened to their children. And the answer is trapped in the silence of unspoken family secrets.
For sure a gripping read, Ill have my review up in the near future.
This sounds interesting. I have never heard of it. Thanks for the recommendation. I will definitely look into this book.
ReplyDeleteGreat site- thanks for sharing all your recommendations. I have heard this book is very good too- I am a mom of an SM child- for those of you not familiar with Selective Mutism....
ReplyDeleteSelective Mutism is characterized by a child or adolescent's inability to speak in one or more social settings despite being able to speak comfortably in other settings. Research suggests that SM is typically an inborn personality trait and children are more often than not, born with a shy, inhibited and anxious temperment. It is a misconception that all children with SM went through a tradegy of some kind. If you would like more information on SM: visit my blog www.jesshoyvoice.blogspot and/or www.selectivemutism.org.
I totally agree with you, this was in my top 3 for last year.
ReplyDeleteHere is my review
http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2009/11/review-weight-of-silence.html
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