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Silent Sisters

A True Story

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Silent Sisters

By: Joanne Lee, Ann Cusack, Joe Cusack
Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
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Summary

For over 20 years, Joanne Lee's mother kept the remains of three newborn babies hidden in her wardrobe. For the first time since exposing her mother's crimes, Joanne breaks her silence over her family's horrific ordeal.

Growing up, Joanne suffered at the hands of a violent boyfriend and controlling relatives, as her mother lapsed into a downward spiral following the breakup of her marriage. But the consequences of her mother's lifestyle turned out to be worse than Joanne could ever have imagined. She already knew about the baby buried in a shallow makeshift grave next to the family plot. But when Joanne came across a red plastic bin in her mother's wardrobe in 2009, she realised that the family home held an even more sinister secret. In Silent Sisters, Joanne will tell her story, detailing her struggle to understand her mother, to piece together the truth and give the four babies the proper burial they deserve.

©2019 Joanne Lee and Ann Cusack (P)2020 W. F. Howes Ltd Dysfunctional Families Dysfunctional Relationships Parenting & Families Relationships Social Sciences True Crime Violence in Society Emotionally Gripping Exciting Heartfelt Scary
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...... the Audible version is just as gripping as I imagine the print format is.
This book is an honest and open account and not just skirting around the issues. Excellent.

Listened to it all in three days....

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This is a story about Joanne Lee, her siblings and some of the wider family. Joannes mother lies at the heart of many of her issues, having to grow up very quickly in what was a difficult childhood where she and her brother and sister suffered severe neglect. The events of this story took place at a time when there wasn’t as much awareness of mental health issues as such and safeguarding for children wasn’t strict as it is today. It’s seems as if social workers weren’t as alert or attentive, and as a result children like Joanne felt well under the radar for childhood neglect and fought their way through their young lives. Although details of this story is very disturbing the story itself is written in such a respectful and detailed was that you can really begin to understand the phrase “you really don’t know what goes on behind closed doors of any family”. There are still many vulnerable children out there today they struggle through their young lives. A very interesting and gripping read, I listened in two sittings.

A Harrowing Story of Horrific Childhood Neglect.

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To say I enjoyed this book is not right considering the subject but I really couldn’t stop listening. This is not my normal type of book as some like this I find very woe is me BUT Joanne is not in the least like this. She is very strong and very capable.

I just wish she had told her mum where to go so much sooner than she did. And as for nanny Pat.............

Good narration great book

So interesting

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Shocking story, very well written and read. Would definitely recommend. Hard to listen to in places, story of a very resilient family.

Great Read

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It was a really good story I enjoyed it and will be starting it again eventually

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