Charlene and Brad and their five children look to the outside world as the perfect family. They are living in the dream home they built; Brad has a good-paying job; Charlene is a stay-at-home mother who values the time she spends with her children. But as so often happens, looks are deceiving. Brad is a controller, using verbal and physical abuse to keep Charlene under his thumb. The behavior escalates over the course of their marriage and Charlene becomes a virtual prisoner in her own home.

SILENT CRIES: A WOMAN'S JOURNEY TO FREEDOM is the story of one woman's survival and triumph over spousal abuse. But that isn't the end of the story. The reader then shares the journey Charlene makes as she begins life as a single parent whose former spouse continues his emotional abuse long after the separation.

Charlene draws on strengths she had not known she had. Her life away from Brad is far from idyllic, but she and the children continue to move in positive directions despite the setbacks. A modern story, the reader is treated to Charlene's experiences post-Brad, including her return to dating, including Internet dating.

Not only a story that will inspire, but one that provides insights into the problem of spousal abuse, this book provides a great reading experience.