Silenced

De: Rosie Lewis

Narrado por: Madeline Gould

A family with a dark secret.
A child who refuses to speak.
Rosie must help her before it’s too late.

Nine-year-old Caitlin has a secret, but she cannot tell anyone about it. When her mother is sectioned under the Mental Health Act she and her three siblings have to go and live with her grandmother Julie and grandad Ryan.

Caitlin finds her new living conditions challenging: cat poo on the carpet, rubbish everywhere and the constant stare of her grandad – she retreats more and more into herself.

When foster carer Rosie Lewis meets Caitlin she knows something is deeply wrong with this little girl, who is withdrawn, afraid and refuses to speak. Rosie decides to take her in, but Caitlin’s silence continues, and Rosie knows she must act.

Why is Caitlin so afraid to speak?
Could it be that the family has a dark secret?
One that is so shocking it can no longer be hidden?

©2022 Rosie Lewis (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Reseñas de la Crítica

"In Silenced Rosie Lewis has drafted a map of the human spirit. Rosie, a talented and empathic foster carer, acts as our guide, taking us from the depths of despair to the peaks of happiness as she tells the story of a remarkable little girl named Caitlin: how Rosie found her in awful circumstances and led her out of the darkness. Told with an innate understanding of child psychology and written with consummate skill, Silenced is a unique testament to the strength and resilience of children, and a reminder that love can save lives." (Shane Dunphy, childcare expert and bestselling author of Wednesday's Child)

A wonderful book

Rosie Lewis has done it again. I wonderful book, heartbreakingly, sad, moving, but also full of hope the children were so courageous. Thank you Rosie for shining a light on female abusers, this book moved me to tears but also I was cheering along with the children every time they made some progress. Highly recommend this book to everyone, especially social workers, healthcare assistance, foster parents and survivors.

Brilliant book!!!! brilliant!

Rosie Lewis is an AMAZING person! her books are also amazingly brilliant. I'm so happy for her she deserves the best in life! can't wait till her next one comes out.

i absolutely adore her

fostering myself soon to adopt and I love her advice and wonderful ideas. need more ppl like her.

Rosie Lewis Never Dissapoints

I absolutely love Rosie’s writing style. Her writing style of the story progressing is excellent, some other author memoirs build it up to be this big climax when the truth comes out and then the rest of the book is down hill but Rosie’s realizations are well timed and there’s no anticlimax. She has a great mixture of the day to day like “procedural” aspects of caring for children/daily activities while also working in the neurological and developmental basis for how the child may be struggling and the skills she uses to support them. She’s one of the reasons I plan to foster so I love hearing the explanations. Also this family’s experience is so unique and darker than any others I’ve read. But please put all your books on audible!!!! I want to read all her books but I’m dyslexic so audiobooks really allow me to enjoy and experience the book.

Fascinating Story!

I found myself captivated by this new type of caregiving. The entire process really pulled you in. My own biases coming to the forefront as I learned, with the author, what the actual dysfunction was. I could hardly put it away, I was totally binge listening!

I'm sorry to say but it was boring.

I couldn't get into it.
too much details
not interesting
in a lower lever than ather Foster Care books like catty glass ect