Silent Cry

by Julie Bigg Veazey

New Hampshire's Julie Bigg Veazey has created an intimate coming-of-age novel set in an elite girls' boarding school in the 1950s, rich in psychological insights, compelling characters, and gothic elements. Silent Cry is a moving story of strength in the face of shattering life-changing events.

Genres: Coming Of Age

192 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2006

Reviews

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very short book. I loved all of the characters accept for some of the teachers. These girls are sent by their parents to this very elite school, but it's really a place where parents want to send their girls to get rid of them for whatever reason.

One girl got pregnant and they didn't let her keep the baby. One girl is just in the way of her rich parents, that sort of thing. Several of these girls form a little group. They smoke, get into trouble, complain about teachers, have affairs, etc.

I loved the setting of the book as well. The ending was so very sad though. I'm not saying anything, but I was hoping for something better for two of the girls.

At any rate, this was a great little gem out of the blue.

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[Missy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book, set in the 1950's at a girls boarding school (Winthrop Academy). A group of girls that live on the same corridor become fast friends.

There are a couple of storylines in the book - one about Nancy, a girl whose mother enrolls her in the school mid-year, which is a big clue that something was not right. Nancy must have done something really wrong.
Jennifer, Nancy's roommate, is beautiful, rich, sarcastic, and has a huge crush on one of their professors. All of the girls are wondering how far Jennifer is willing to go with this crush.....

The story is filled with midnight raids to the kitchen, a formal dance, gossip and cigarettes in the smoking lounge, and forming bonds with each other.

This was a quick, enjoyable read.

[Liz Snodgrass · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book sounds like the author's first attempt at a full novel. It was pretty entertaining in a mindless sort-of-way, so it was easy to get through quickly. This story is really more suited as a Lifetime made for TV movie as opposed to a great read.

[Jordan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book and it was actually meant to be just a short simple read to just give me something to do while waiting on another book to come out. But I actually ended up loving it.