Domestic Violence is something often untalked about. Something that many women just live with. But this doesn’t have to be the case. Silent Cries: A Woman’s Journey to Freedom by Lisa J. Peck is a book about a woman’s struggle with domestic violence and her will to leave the man she once loved.

The basic plot of the story is that one day a realization comes upon Charlene that her marriage isn’t what it used to be. The bruises, and tears were not what she had signed up for. Charlene endures the abuse while she stuggles to find a way out.

Silent Cries: A Woman’s Journey to Freedom is a book for any woman to read not just those that are in an abusive relationships themselves. Remember even if the abuse is not physical, emotional abuse is just as bad. Words hurt more than fist often do. Words pierce the sole and break you down more than you can imagine. Do not let a man or anyone else get the best of you. You are a strong individual, you are better than that, and there is always help out there.