Silence

by Laura Bennet

When Sara Maree Matley uncovers a box of questionable material while unpacking after their family moves, she's forced to examine the ideal life she's fought so hard to portray as perfect. Surely her successful, popular husband, Brad, can't be the owner of the contents. But when Brad's behavior continues to digress, and Sara deals with her past, life unravels, and Sara must make one of the hardest choices she's ever faced.
(Previously published as A Deadly Silence.) Suggested for ages 16+

374 pages, Paperback

Published September 23, 2021

About the author

Laura Bennet blogs and writes books about hope, healing, and redemption. Her first book, The Miracle of Us: Confessions of an Online Dater, shares the story of how she and her Aussie husband met online through a Christian dating site back before it was popular. Laura enjoyed forty years as an educator in various settings. She also owned a pizza restaurant, coached gymnastics and hockey, wrote reports for a private investigator, sold tuxedos, and home-schooled six of her seven children. A life highlight was speaking at a woman’s conference in Athens, Greece. She adores her husband, seven adult children and eleven grandchildren. Although she’s lived most of her life on California’s west coast, she currently makes her home in balmy, Southwest Florida with her husband. When she’s not walking on the beach, photographing nature, or sipping her weekly peppermint mocha, she loves to connect with her readers. She also offers help and encouragement with writing through her “Real Time Writers” Facebook group, and has published literature guides for home and classroom educators.

Reviews

[Laura Bennet]

Previously titled "A Deadly Silence," I edited it and changed the title and cover to better depict the story. (It seems some people thought it was a thriller.) This is the story of a woman whose family is blown apart by her husband's sexual addiction.