Silent Sisters [Paperback]

Jenny Tomlin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 22, 2007

For years, Jenny and sister Kim suffered horrendous physical and sexual abuse at the hands of their father. They survived in part because of their closeness and their determination to be there for each other. Both sisters left home at the earliest opportunity to escape but before long, Jenny was embroiled in a relationship with an abusive man that kept her locked in a cycle of violence and fear. Their lives followed parallel paths, with first marriage, then kids and always the terror that things would never change. Eventually, with a lot of love, grit and courage they helped each other to climb out of the pit of despair and truly free themselves from the legacy of the past. Every bit as harrowing and inspiring as Behind Closed Doors, this is a story of the power of unstintingly loyal love.

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"'This woman is an inspiration and I am honoured to call her my mum' - Martine McCutcheon"

About the Author

Jenny Tomlin and Kim Challinor were born and brought up in east London. They both have two children and live happily in France. Kim was until recently a successful policewoman and Jenny is a bestselling author and children's rights campaigner.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Hodder Pb (February 22, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340898852
• ISBN-13: 978-0340898857
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 1.1 x 7.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,172,081 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Even more hardhitting than the original, October 5, 2006

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Meesha "I'm A Lonely Angel Stuck On The Slow ... (South Queensferry, Scotland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silent Sisters: The True Price of Growing Up in the Shadow of Abuse (Hardcover)

This time, for Silent Sisters, Jenny is joined by her sister, Kim, and together they relive their experiences of their childhood, and then growing up. It's a very hardhitting book, as it shows how much the abuse from their father affected them, as both girls (and the oldest brother) had more than one failed marriage behind them.

They survive together, pulling together when the other needs a shoulder to cry on, and support each other when their beloved youngest brother kills himself. They think they've escaped their father, but it still lives on.

Jenny also talks about the abusive relationship she got into (her daughter's father), fearing for her life, and reliving what happened at the hands of her father. She also talks about something that's always in the news, the MMR jab, as her son became autistic after getting that jab. It's something that's regularly in the news, is it good or bad?

Kim manages to jump from one relationship to another, but most of her husbands end up cheating on her, and she doubts what she's able to put into a relationship.

You have to read "Behind Closed Doors" first, as there's a lot of stuff that relates to "Silent Sisters", although the sisters do touch on the occasional subject.

I loved both Behind Closed Doors & Silent Sisters, although they're books for reading once, and no more. They will affect you for a long time after reading. But wow, excellent books.