[MPOV] Breaking the Silence

My rating: 5/5

Goodreads rating: 4.21/5
Published: January 1st, 1999
Author: Diane Chamberlain
Genre: Mystery, romance, fiction

Laura Brandon's promise to her dying father was simple: to visit an elderly woman she'd never heard of before. A woman who remembers nothing—except the distant past. Visiting Sarah Tolley seemed a small enough sacrifice to make.

But Laura's promise results in another death. Her husband's. And after their five-year-old daughter, Emma, witnesses her father's suicide, Emma refuses to talk about it…to talk at all.

Frantic and guilt ridden, Laura contacts the only person who may be able to help. A man she's met only once—six years before. A man who doesn't know he's Emma's real father.

Guided only by a child's silence and an old woman's fading memories, the two unravel a tale of love and despair, of bravery and unspeakable evil. A tale that's shrouded in silence…and that unbelievably links them all.

I am so amazed with this book! It was truly unstoppable but then life gets in the way so I had to pause. From the start to the end, the story was filled with twists and turns that got me thinking who and where! In the end, who would have guessed that!!! This is definitely one of my favorite books thus far and this author has fast become one of my favorite authors for this genre. 

Emma is simply a healthy, normal child who suffered a trauma. She has what we call post-traumatic stress disorder.

I like the way the story panned out from the start and how it eventually ended. The romance was neatly done and it was expected by the way. However, the mystery of the past and the present was the one that got me worked up, trying to solve it. It sure did keep me engrossed until the end.

She leaned against the wall, watching him go, and for the first time in her life, knew she was falling in love.

If you are looking for a cosy mystery with some family drama, this is one book you should try.