Burden of Silence
Dee Ann
Paperback
(FriesenPress, Oct. 16, 2013)
This tale of fiction is set in non-fiction. Amy's story will hit you with realisms on many fronts: from friendships to communication, to battles both self-imposed and unwarranted. Amy is a healthy, well balanced Canadian girl who, at age 15, has lots of vim and vigour. Living in Japan with her family, she is happy with life, both at home and at the International School she attends. She also treasures her friendship with Sue -her very best friend- and they are inseparable. Enter a charismatic boy named Anthony, and the picture begins to crumble as he becomes the architect of her demise. Her life takes an unexpected roller coaster ride as she tumbles into depression, and struggles through therapy, to re-emerge as a new Amy.