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portada The Silenced Path
Type
Physical Book
Language
English
Pages
204
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9781038351944

The Silenced Path

Maria Moore (Author) · · Paperback

The Silenced Path - Maria Moore

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Synopsis "The Silenced Path"

Based on the true story of Getruda Peters, this poignant, unflinching novel exposes the abuse and neglect she suffered as a resident of a government-run institution in Ontario in the 1980s. After witnessing the brutal murder of her father, followed by her mother abandoning her, young Gerda and her siblings are forced to leave the insular world of their Old Colony Mennonite community. Separated from her brothers and sisters, she is shuffled from foster home to foster home and endures bullying and cruelty. She is sent to an institution for intellectually disabled adults, which is meant to nurture her, provide community, and give her life skills. But when a supervisor sexually abuses her and the staff doesn't believe her, she becomes trapped in the patterns of survival she has endured her whole life.Left traumatized and stripped of belonging, Gerda finds fragile peace in a nearby forest, beneath a canopy of whispering leaves and amidst the quiet company of birds and wild creatures. Nature becomes her unlikely teacher, offering gentle lessons in kindness and resilience. This story offers a haunting and lyrical portrait of a young woman's journey through loss and isolation toward self-discovery and strength. Through the darkness, Gerda forges a future shaped not by her past, but by the courage and compassion she learns to claim as her own.

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