Jessa learns the warning signs and can sense her father’s mood before he enters a room, using that sense to protect her family. Even at a young age, Jessa knows her mom cannot protect her and her sisters without risking her own life. Her father rules the household through unpredictable manipulation and abuse that runs too deep for her mom to break free. Jessa learns the warning signs before he enters a room and uses them to protect her family.

 

She knows things others don’t. She feels the tension behind a smile and the anger that carries an ordinary conversation.

 

And although those instincts sometimes help her anticipate danger, they cannot always protect the people she loves.

 

Beneath the open Iowa sky, Jessa finds moments of peace that are impossible to capture inside the farmhouse.

 

She discovers the comfort of sisterhood, the strength of her imagination, and the courage to question a world that expects silence.

 

But as she grows older, the secrets become darker, and the price of protecting her family grows heavier.

 

Eventually, Jessa must face a question that will follow her for the rest of her life.

 

How do you escape the past shaped by a schizophrenic father?

 

Beneath the Silence is an emotionally driven novel about family, survival, the quest for love and acceptance, and the lasting effects of childhood trauma.

 

It’s a story about the complicated bond between sisters and a young woman’s determination to build a life beyond the darkness of her childhood.

 

There are moments of heartbreak, but there are also moments of tenderness, hope, humor, and unexpected strength.

 

Above all, it’s Jessa’s story.