Sister of Silence by Daleen Berry

Author:Daleen Berry [Berry, Daleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Non-Fiction, Biography, Suspense, Psychology
ISBN: 9780615388601
Amazon: 0615388604
Goodreads: 10365226
Publisher: Nellie Bly Books
Published: 2011-02-18T00:00:00+00:00

By the time summer arrived, I felt just like those women I had passed in the supermarket aisle all my life—the ones who looked so beaten down and worn out, they barely had the energy to smile as they pushed their carts by. Or those whose men dogged their very footsteps, keeping an eye out for any sign of “disloyalty” or perceived “unfaithfulness,” lest their women should acknowledge a stranger’s nod or greeting in public.

I realized I was emotionally battered, being repeatedly told to shut up, frequently not allowed to speak, and ridiculed and humiliated.

But whenever I looked into the bathroom mirror, I didn’t see that.

Instead, I saw fire in my eyes and a firmly set chin that was determined to defy the rigid rules Eddie tried to use to control me.

But it was the feelings that surfaced I saw reflected there that really surprised me. I saw a woman who knew she deserved respect and honor, because she was a hard worker and a good wife and mother, who had taken his crap for years.

It dawned on me that I hadn’t seen the old shame and sadness for quite awhile. I wondered why. Maybe it was because, by dressing up, and doing my hair and make-up, to sell cosmetics, I was pretending to be someone I wasn’t at all: a successful saleswoman.

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