D. J. Howard (Book order)

D. J. Howard Book order

D.J. Howard draws inspiration from the stories of strong women who have endured hardships and lived to speak about it. Her meticulous historical research imbues her writing with a distinct sense of time and place. Howard focuses on narratives that reflect the resilience and indomitable spirit of her characters, weaving in themes of personal growth and finding one's voice. Her prose is engaging and direct, creating an immediate connection for the reader.

Schooled in Silence

556 pages
20 hours of reading

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Say Something ...SCHOOLED IN SILENCE is the story of three women struggling for their independence and dignity against abuse from the men and society that control them-plus much more. A dramatic, moving novel about eighteen-year-old Mary Ellen Underwood. Motherless, fatherless, and raised in her sisters' whorehouse in Vermont during the early 1800s, Mary Ellen defies all odds when she gets a job as a respectable schoolteacher in upstate New York. Mary Ellen falls in love with the man of her dreams; then, her life changes forever. Reacquainted with a vile, unscrupulous man from her past, Miss Underwood finds her life intertwined with two of her students, Maggie Mae Shepard, a meek, insecure girl with strong traditional beliefs, and Emma Whitman, an outspoken independent spirit. Romance, tragedy, and heartbreak lead these three women on an arduous journey of love, sex, betrayal, violence, and shame- one they may not survive.