Length8h 19m
About this audiobook
Some stories remain silent for decades.
This is one of them.
Silence, Not For Sale is the true story of a woman who survived childhood sexual abuse and found the courage, at sixty years old, to finally speak.
For most of her life, April believed she was the only victim. When long-buried truths finally emerged, everything she thought she understood about her past was forced into the light.
Living a quiet life in Essex, surrounded by her daughters and grandchildren, April had built joy and stability, but the past was not finished with her. This memoir traces her journey through memory, discovery, and the painful reckoning that follows when silence is no longer possible.
Silence, Not For Sale is not written to shock. It is written to tell the truth and to show that healing can still be possible, even after a lifetime of keeping the peace.
This is not an easy story, but it is a necessary one.
For survivors, supporters, and anyone who believes that truth spoken at any age can be a path to freedom.
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"Heartbreaking, brave, and deeply moving... a powerful testament to survival and the courage it takes to speak the truth."
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"A memoir you should read! I definitely recommend it!"
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.4 (42)
Includes Goodreads
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length8 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byHazel Lucas
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateSep 2, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
2Disclaimer
3Acknowledgements
4Prologue
5Part One, Chapter One: An Unwanted Arrival
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6Chapter Two: The Bait
7Chapter Three: The Sanctuary Next Door and a Guardian With Fur
8Chapter Four: Mum and the Garden
9Chapter Five: Home Discomforts
10Chapter Six: School
11Chapter Seven: Fragments of Us
12Chapter Eight: The Mirror of Him
13Chapter Nine: Not All Heroes Wear Capes
14Chapter Ten: Nothing Changed But Me
15Chapter Eleven: The First Taste of Freedom
16Chapter Twelve: Discus, Distance, and Distractions
17Chapter Thirteen: The Quiet Strength of Us
18Chapter Fourteen: Wedded to Expectations
19Part Two, Chapter Fifteen: First Home, Marriage, and Emma and Louise
20Chapter Sixteen: Driving and Sewing
21Chapter Seventeen: The Golden Years
22Part Three, Chapter Eighteen: The Cold Note
23Chapter Nineteen: Facing Her Again
24Chapter Twenty: It's All Just a Joke to Her
25Chapter Twenty-One: Meeting Back Up With Elaine
26Chapter Twenty-Two: When Mother's Mask Slips
27Chapter Twenty-Three: By Hand to Mother and Letters to Family Members
28Chapter Twenty-Four: Sally's Visit
29Chapter Twenty-Five: After Sally's Visit
30Chapter Twenty-Six: Jim's Statement
31Chapter Twenty-Seven: My Statement
32Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Games They Play
33Chapter Twenty-Nine: Still Trying
34Chapter Thirty: Larry Smart's Emails
35Chapter Thirty-One: A Huge Price to Pay
36Chapter Thirty-Two: More Secrets
37Chapter Thirty-Three: Survival
38Chapter Thirty-Four: How Could a 'Mother' Be So Cruel?
39Chapter Thirty-Five: Full Circle
40Closing Credits
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