The weight of silence when two little girls disappear in the night, the truth about what happened lies in the words they cannot speak. Sevenyearold calli clark is sweet, gentle, a dreamer who suffers from selective mutism brought on by tragedy that pulled her deep into silence as a toddler. I loved the story and the characters and heather writes so beautifully that i felt as if i wanted to be a part of it. Find discussion questions and reading group guide for the weight of silence by heather gudenkauf. The weight of silence heather gudenkauf, 2009 mira books 384 pp. Today, im thrilled to welcome memoirist, annette januzzi wick to my blog. Buy the weight of silence by heather gudenkauf from amazons fiction books store. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read little lies. Below is a list of heather gudenkauf s books in order of when they were originally released. Books by heather gudenkauf authors like heather gudenkauf what should i read next. Read the weight of silence a novel of suspense by heather gudenkauf available from rakuten kobo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the weight of silence. I couldnt put it down, i just had to get to the ending and see how the story would unfold. Buy the weight of silence by heather gudenkauf, in very good condition.
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The weight of silence is a beautifully detailed and deeply intriguing exploration of human emotion through the eyes of several different people involved in this story of the disappearance of these two children. Heather gudenkauf graduated from the university of iowa with a degree in elementary education and for the past sixteen years has worked with elementary children. Almost a year after its release, i finally got around to reading this one. She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, hiking, and running. Calli, fearful of the forest after her ordeal, asked her mother if she ever got scared when walking in the woods.
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Callis mother, antonia, tried to be the best mother she could. Before calli and petras disappearance, the willow creek woods was a haven for calli, ben, and toni. Currently, along with writing, heather is an instructional coach, an educator who provides teachers with curricular, student, and professional development support. Heather gudenkauf is the author of the weight of silence 3. I was immediately sucked into this story and it held my undivided attention from start to finish. But you know all about that, being sorry and having no words to say something when you know you should but you just cant, were always one breath away from something, living or dying, sometimes it just cant be helped. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the weight of silence. Be the first to ask a question about the weight of silence.