Silent Sisters [Paperback]

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• Paperback
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (1988)
• ISBN-10: 0340923458
• ISBN-13: 978-0340923450
• ASIN: B00144YU6Q
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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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.