Silent Women by Ingrid Berzins Leuzy

A Compelling Novel about Three Generations of Women

Set in post-war Germany, New York City, small-town America and Montreal, Silent Women is the heartrending story of two sisters and their mother, the lives they chose and the family secret that imprisoned them...and ultimately set them free.

Margot is an ambitious young mother trying to start a new life after the tragic death of her first husband. Struggling with her role as a widow and single mother, Margot yearns to begin again in America with the man who would become her second husband.

The story opens as daughters Erika and Anna make the painful decision of placing their elderly mother in an institution. All three women come together at the sunset of Margot’s life to forgive, reconcile, and unravel a dark family secret that has kept them silent for decades. A moving story that recounts their lives and loves from Germany to New York and Montreal, Silent Women will stay with you long after you turn the final page.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SILENT WOMEN
“Silent Women encourages truth-telling as a pathway to healing and does so in a compelling and engaging way. For me experiencing the journey from youthful victim to authentic woman-in-the-world was a reason to believe again in the possibility of change.”
—Judith Gray, Past President, Thomas More Institute, Montreal

“Ingrid Berzins Leuzy gives life, voice and truth to three generations of women, whose lives were irreparably damaged by the men they chose to marry. Silent Women is a book that is perceptive, touching and graceful and will propel readers to examine their own secrets, and how those secrets hurt the ones we love.”
—Alain Zaloum, Filmmaker

“The silence in Berzins Leuzy’s first book is deafening. Each of the women carry a burden larger than themselves. Silent Women reminds us of the power of the past in shaping our future, and the sooner we have the courage to face the unimaginable, the stronger each one of us will become. This book will not leave you untouched. It will give you hope, but only if we choose to tell the truth.”
—Gina Valle, Educator, Editor of Our Grandmothers, Ourselves

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