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The Weight of Silence: A harrowing but empowering memoir of a family betrayed, and the long fight to be heard
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ISBN13: 9798294058012
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 20 2026
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.64 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 20 2026
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.64 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
As children, they were not allowed to speak.
Now she will be silent no more. Angela Montgomery's childhood was meant to be protected. Instead, it was stolen - by a system that promised care, by adults who preyed on silence, and by a world that turned away.
When Angela's mother disappeared without explanation, she and her siblings were swept into Scotland's so-called 'care' system. What followed was a haunting descent into institutional neglect, emotional starvation, and sexual abuse at the hands of those entrusted with their safety.
Now she will be silent no more. Angela Montgomery's childhood was meant to be protected. Instead, it was stolen - by a system that promised care, by adults who preyed on silence, and by a world that turned away.
When Angela's mother disappeared without explanation, she and her siblings were swept into Scotland's so-called 'care' system. What followed was a haunting descent into institutional neglect, emotional starvation, and sexual abuse at the hands of those entrusted with their safety.
Told in Angela's unflinching, fiercely honest voice, The Weight of Silence is a visceral account of survival in a world where innocence was a liability and silence was enforced. Yet even in the darkest corridors of Lagarie House and beyond, the bond between Angela and her brothers and sisters refused to break. Their love became her anchor. Her voice, long buried, now becomes a roar.
This is not just a memoir. It is a reckoning. A testimony. And above all, it is the story of a girl who lived - and of the woman who finally speaks.
This is not just a memoir. It is a reckoning. A testimony. And above all, it is the story of a girl who lived - and of the woman who finally speaks.
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