The Second Silence by Eileen Goudge

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Bibliographic Details

• Author: Eileen Goudge
• Title: The Second Silence
• Publisher: ‎ Viking Press
• Publication Date: June 5, 2000
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover – 365 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0670891592
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0670891597
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.45 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 6.3 x 1.3 x 9.5 inches
• Book Condition: Good (shows some minor discoloration / stains on bottom page edges)
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Synopsis:

A woman fights to free herself from a heartless husband in a novel that “delivers romance, a variety of relationships, and suspense in one appealing package” (Library Journal).

Noelle realizes it is time to move on when, rubbing lotion on her leg, she cuts herself with her wedding ring. The cut is slight, but it makes her realize that her marriage to Robert Van Doren is causing her nothing but pain.

Although successful, wealthy, and boyishly handsome, her husband is a heartless man, who cheats on his wife and makes a living at the expense of the environment. Although it takes time to build up the courage, Noelle knows that leaving him is the right thing. But Robert Van Doren is not one to accept defeat.

He punishes Nora by using his considerable power to get custody of their child. Leaving Robert is not the end of Noelle’s struggle; it is merely the first step on a treacherous journey towards freedom. 

When her only child is stolen from her by her estranged husband, a powerful real-estate developer, Noelle Van Doren and her long-estranged parents struggle to unravel the secrets of Robert's past, revealing their own inner fears and transforming each of their lives in the process. 

About the Author:

Eileen Goudge

I’m a writer by day, with 16 fiction titles and 1 cookbook to my name, and wife of a film critic by night. Be careful what you tell me or it might end up in one of my novels. I come from a large family with a few skeletons rattling around in the closet. I’m also a mom and serial wife (my current husband is not my first, though he's without a doubt the last). Fortunately my friends and family are still speaking to me, and readers continue to read what I’ve written. Maybe because I’m not afraid to go there. So, please, pull up a chair if you dare.

Eileen Goudge is the New York Times bestselling author whose novels include The Diary, Domestic Affairs, Woman in Red, One Last Dance, Garden of Lies, and Thorns of Truth. There are more than five million copies of her books in print worldwide.

She lives with her husband, entertainment reporter Sandy Kenyon, in New York City.