{"product_id":"breaking-the-silence-9780999187012","title":"Breaking the Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on a true story, \u003cem\u003eBreaking the Silence\u003c\/em\u003e is the winner of numerous awards, including the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award and Mom's Choice Gold Medal Award in Inspirational Fiction. This inspirational novel will leave readers in tears and cheering for Joan as she tries to overcome her demons.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan Eastman was born like any other girl. However, her existence would prove to be a life of great pain. Growing up, she was treated differently by family members, powerless to defend herself against them. Feeling she had been dealt a wicked hand by the \"powers that be\", she spiraled into despair and recklessness. She became a victim of agonizing circumstances and self-hatred.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot giving up, she becomes aware of a greater spiritual being that protects her and she begins to awaken to it. Soon after getting married, she finds herself pregnant. She learns to understand nothing is hopeless; that with a changed view and increased understanding, there is real hope in every situation, no matter how difficult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she and her husband look forward to the birth of their child, she writes in her diary as a way of expelling all of the evil memories from her past. On bed rest for the duration of her pregnancy, she endures tests and tribulations that, at first, she couldn't begin to understand. But even as high as the hurdles in Joan's life are, she doesn't look back, and pulls the pieces of her life together...for herself and her unborn child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diamante Lavendar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Written Dreams Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999187012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLavendar, Diamante:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Diamante Lavendar is the award-winning author of Breaking the Silence. She is the recipient of the Mom's Choice Gold Medal in Inspirational Fiction, the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award in Inspirational Fiction, and the Readers' Favorite 5 Star Review Medal. She has also won the 2016 Director's Choice for Outstanding Human Relations Courage and 2016 Silver Award for Realistic Human Relations Fiction Book. She has been in love with reading since she was a child, and spent many hours listening to her mother read to her when she was young. As she grew older, she enjoyed reading novels of all genres. She began writing in college and published poetry in anthologies over the years. Later, once her kids were in high school, she wrote as a form of self-expression and decided she wanted to share her stories with others. Most of her writing is very personal and stems from her own experiences and those of her family and friends. She writes to encourage hope and possibility to those who read her stories. Diamante believes that everyone should try to leave their own positive mark in the world, to make it a better place for all. Writing is her way of leaving her mark-one story at a time. She is also the author of Poetry and Ponderings: A Journey of Abuse and Healing Through Poetry, released from Written Dreams Publishing in April, 2017. To learn more about Diamante Lavendar and her books, please visit her website at: www.diamantelavendar.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Written Dreams Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40579693740147,"sku":"9.781E+12","price":44.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_41a8a89f-827d-4b32-af2d-9519362814a7.jpg?v=1668523630","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/breaking-the-silence-9780999187012","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}