Mary Shelton

Silence Isn't Golden Mary Shelton

Silence Isn't Golden" is an autobiographical story about the life of Mary Louise Shelton. It starts in rural North Carolina with her hearing- impaired bi-racial parents who move to Detroit, Michigan where they are able to wed and start a family. Mary and her brothers are all born hearing, but Mary becomes the interpreter for her parents. Life takes her from Detroit to Los Angeles and then full-circle back to North Carolina. It is the heart-breaking story of the sexual abuse of a small child along with other family tragedies that impact her life and the hard road to recovery that takes a lifetime to achieve. It is not a book for the faint-hearted but was written to inspire others who are recovering to never give up! The subject of sexual abuse, the difficulties of living in a silent hearing-impaired world and the tragedy of siblings lost, all serve to shape the author into who she is today. Mary does this with frank and candid skill which translates to an accomplished, inspiring and thoughtful book. Truly, Silence Is Not Golden!