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Tears of the Silenced
- An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, and Ultimate Survival
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A true crime memoir: When Misty was six years old, her family started to live and dress like the Amish. Misty and her sister were kept as slaves on a mountain ranch where they were subjected to almost complete isolation, sexual abuse, and extreme physical violence. Their stepfather kept a loaded rifle by the door at all times to make sure the young girls were too terrified to try to escape. They also knew that no rescue would ever come because only a couple of people even knew they existed and did not know them well enough to care.
Amish sexual abuse: When Misty reached her teens, her parents feared she and her sister would escape and took them to an Amish community where they were adopted and became baptized members. Misty was devastated to once again find herself in a world of fear, animal cruelty, and sexual abuse. Going to the police was severely frowned upon. A few years later, Misty was sexually assaulted by the bishop. As Misty recalls, "Amish sexual abusers are only shunned by the church for six weeks, a punishment that never seems to work. After I was assaulted by the bishop I knew I had to get help and one freezing morning in early March I made a dash for a tiny police station in rural Minnesota. After reporting the bishop I left the Amish and found myself plummeted into the strange modern world with only a second-grade education and no ID or social security card. To all abuse survivors out there, please be encouraged, the cycle of abuse can be broken. Today, I am a nursing student working towards my master's degree and a child abuse awareness activist. This is my story."
Contains mature themes.
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- Glenys Holmes
- 01-02-2019
Brilliant
Thank you for sharing
Thank you for inspiring
Thank you for trying to change our word
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- Fonyt
- 04-10-2020
Stunning,very personal and captivating portrayal of a life
A story that takes you in and wants you to keep reading. I loved it and shed a few tears also. Misty there are many people out there who care about your story and future. We trust it is all so good for you now.
Highly recommended.
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- Josie
- 03-01-2024
Fantastically written
A beautifully written account of a tragic life. I couldn’t stop listening. I knew nothing of the Amish before. Thank you for sharing and educating.
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- Elizabeth Strain
- 12-01-2024
Incredible story
I couldn’t stop listening to this book. I have no words to describe what this book did to me. If you enjoy anything on cults, Amish or general life journeys highly recommended. I feel privileged to have heard this story and learned a lot.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-12-2023
Excellent memoir
Beautifully read, painfully heartfelt story of an intense life. What an incredible piece of writing.
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- Kathryn watts
- 26-12-2023
Emotional
This audiobook left me emotional, with its shocking description of abuse and sexual abuse of children within a community. A sobering reminder that there are evil people in our world and the profound disappointment in authorities at times. Yet the sweet reassurance that there are people that care and the account of one person’s enormous struggles, courage and bravery to stand up and make a difference in the world.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-02-2024
Misty is so brave and honest
A captivating story that made me weep. I’m so sorry to hear of the suffering that she and others have endured. What an amazing woman who has chosen to speak out and help others even though she is hurting herself. It was heartwarming to hear of the kind people who helped Misty. We can learn how to help others by reading books like this. Beautifully narrated too.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-03-2024
The Amish are not peace loving people after all…..
At first I thought it was a bit of a slowish start but stupid me didn’t actually realise this book is a memoir of some poor girls real life experience and to leave out the slow (only in my head) start would be detrimental to the backstory of why she ended up where she did.
A real eye opener and it makes sense as to why WOULD men & women who are Amish behave any differently to the deviants in this world?
I applause Misty for her bravery and can I point out just how smart and hard working she was to achieve her GED in record time! Wow!
I hope from now on there are more measures taken so those Amish who do break the law and perform these deviant acts are sort out and punished by law of the country the reside not “Amish Law” where they might get shunned for 6 weeks.
Great read, highly recommended.
Nicola
STH Australia
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- Jodie Patterson
- 10-03-2024
Jaw dropping
Absolutely jaw dropping. I couldn’t stop listening.
The delivery by Cassandra was perfectly in tune with Misty’s story.
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- Mezza
- 17-04-2024
Courageous, but ssd
Very courageous women for sharing her harrowing life. Loved this story not for what she went
through but how brave she was
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