Breaking the Silence

By: Diane Chamberlain

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Laura Brandon's promise to her dying father was simple: to visit an elderly woman she'd never heard of before. A woman who remembers nothing-except the distant past. Visiting Sarah Tolley seemed a small enough sacrifice to make. But Laura's promise results in another death: her husband's. And after their five-year-old daughter, Emma, witnesses her father's suicide, Emma refuses to talk about it - to talk at all.Frantic and guilt ridden, Laura contacts the only person who may be able to help. A man she's met only once - six years before. A man who doesn't know he's Emma's real father. Guided only by a child's silence and an old woman's fading memories, the two unravel a tale of love and despair, of bravery and unspeakable evil. A tale that's shrouded in silence...and that unbelievably links them all.

©1999 Diane Chamberlain (P)2014 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Chamberlain deserves the highest praise for writing this emotionally compelling story of secrets and silence, love and lies." ( Literary Times)

One of the best books ever!

Great story! I couldn’t stop listening! I gave the performance a lower score because the performer was overly dramatic and talked through her nose.

heartwarming

good read, interesting twists but a nice ending. AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY”

Painfully beautiful

This story explores a very sensitive and dark topic of our history while mixing in romance and a very real day to day perspective of the aging process.

loved the book did not love the readers voice

very good book!! the readers voice made me want to stop listening multiple times.

Almost 3 stories in one.

Just a great listen all the way around. Spell bounding storyline and plots. Great readers.