Readers of The Language of Silence
are telling me they cheered at the scene where Ellen finds her
courage. Though this book takes my characters on a magical journey
through waters I haven't charted before - the circus - it echoes with
a theme that has become my trademark: a celebration of the sisterhood
of women.
I love putting strong female characters
on the page then turning them upside down with challenges and
following along as they bond together to work out their problems. In
The Language of Silence, I paired a tough, mystical old
mountain woman, Aunt Ruth, with a battered niece, Ellen, who has
nowhere to run. When she finally decides the only safe place to hide
is the same circus that sheltered her grandmother, she meets another
courageous woman, Magic Michelle, who trains white doves.
But the most influential female
character in Ellen's life is her grandmother, Lola, who transformed
herself from battered wife to tiger tamer. Though Lola has been dead
many years, it's her story Ellen wants to discover. Will she find
strength in her grandmother's story, or will she find a secret too
dark to endure?
I love the magical quality of this
book. I loved weaving the back story of a dead tiger tamer and
showing her through the eyes of her sister, Ruth, a woman with the
gift of seeing visions. But most of all, I loved giving readers
another strong sisterhood of women and giving them something to cheer
about.
One lucky person who comments on
today's blog post will receive a signed copy of The Language of
Silence. Do leave a comment, and thank you for stopping by! Read
an excerpt and learn more about the book at www.peggywebb.com.
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