A Whisper to a Scream
2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarterfinalist
“Some books you read, put down, and forget all about, but I promise you this won't be one of them.”
— Kindle Fire Department
“...fearless truthfulness...”
— Publishers Weekly
“I could easily imagine I was reading non-fiction, so well drawn were the characters in the book. With fluid prose and realistic dialogue, the novel is as much a psychological study as a novel about contemporary marriage - the daily demands of raising a family, career versus children, infertility, infidelity, extended family, and hobbies outside of work and home.”
— The Book Dilettante
She could be your sister, best friend, wife, daughter, neighbor.
An overwhelmed stay-at-home mom whose husband is too preoccupied with work to spend time with his family.
A PR executive scared to death she waited too long to have the baby she has always wanted.
Hailed for its “fluid prose and realistic dialogue,” the novel centers around Sarah, a stay-at-home mother of two, and Annie, a PR executive dealing with fertility issues. When they meet through a classics book club, each thinks the other ones life is so much better than her own. But, is the grass truly greener on the other side of the fence?
A vivid portrayal of contemporary marriage and its problems, A Whisper to a Scream speaks to a longing in all of us, a yearning that might start as a vague notion, but eventually grows into an unbearable, vociferous cry.
A Whisper to a Scream is the first book in Berner’s Bibliophiles series. Unlike most series that follow one character through various adventures, each Bibliophiles novel focuses on one or two members of a fictional suburban classics book club, revealing their personal stories while the group explores tales spun by the masters. The novel was a quarterfinalist in the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest.
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