D. J. Howard (Ordre des livres)

D. J. Howard Ordre des livres

D.J. Howard puise son inspiration dans les histoires de femmes fortes qui ont surmonté des épreuves et ont vécu pour en parler. Ses recherches historiques méticuleuses confèrent à ses écrits un sens distinct du temps et du lieu. Howard se concentre sur des récits qui reflètent la résilience et l'esprit indomptable de ses personnages, tissant des thèmes de croissance personnelle et de quête de sa propre voix. Sa prose est captivante et directe, créant une connexion immédiate avec le lecteur.

Schooled in Silence

556pages
20 heures de lecture

5,0(4)Évaluer

Say Something ...SCHOOLED IN SILENCE is the story of three women struggling for their independence and dignity against abuse from the men and society that control them-plus much more. A dramatic, moving novel about eighteen-year-old Mary Ellen Underwood. Motherless, fatherless, and raised in her sisters' whorehouse in Vermont during the early 1800s, Mary Ellen defies all odds when she gets a job as a respectable schoolteacher in upstate New York. Mary Ellen falls in love with the man of her dreams; then, her life changes forever. Reacquainted with a vile, unscrupulous man from her past, Miss Underwood finds her life intertwined with two of her students, Maggie Mae Shepard, a meek, insecure girl with strong traditional beliefs, and Emma Whitman, an outspoken independent spirit. Romance, tragedy, and heartbreak lead these three women on an arduous journey of love, sex, betrayal, violence, and shame- one they may not survive.