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Paperback Book Details
  • 09/2016
  • 9781524622664 B09R8RX17W
  • 108 pages
  • $13.99
Hardcover Book Details
  • 09/2016
  • 9781524622640
  • 108 pages
  • $23.99
Cheryl Bannerman
Author
Words Never Spoken: A Poetry Journal for Healing

Adult; Romance; (Market)

Words Never Spoken, a book of Spoken Word, is a never before seen, unique, chapter- and story-driven, fictional book of spoken word. It is a book that touches on the deepest personal issues today, such as depression, suicide, molestation and domestic abuse. It is book of self-improvement and self-help with lines for journal entries to hold the reader's deepest thoughts. Words Never Spoken -- A story of love between a man and woman, a mother and a child, faith, dating, abuse and betrayal. The story of an ordinary woman placed in extraordinary circumstances. Is she a woman scorned or a woman silenced for too long? Cheers from the reader will motivate the main character to push harder, fight back, run away, and live life to the fullest, as each chapter brings them closer to the truth. In the end, the reader remains in disbelief as the curtains draw to a close. As each chapter ends, the reader will also be challenged to relate the stories to their own experiences, taking pen to paper, as the book encourages them to share their thoughts on paper and through the web site's intimate blog discussions. Words Never Spoken has the power to heal. Won't you let your healing begin?
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Patricia Reding for Readers' Favorite

My initial reaction on reading several of the poems in Words Never Spoken, by Cheryl Denise Bannerman, was: “Wow. What pain. What honesty.” Set forth in seven parts, following the subject’s life struggles, the book invites readers to consider a series of questions at the end of each chapter (making this a possible group study guide). The “About the Author” section at the back of the book provides: “Although this author’s works are fiction, she has incorporated many of her personal life’s experiences into her stories.” I do not know if the life experiences in these poems are the author’s own, or if they belong to others she knows, but without a doubt, they are real, raw, personal, and stripped down to base emotions. The reader finds herself encouraging the subject to rise above, mourning for her when she is victimized, and finally, celebrating in her triumph.

Cheryl Denise Bannerman’s poems in Words Never Spoken begin with a single mother, newly divorced, at forty years of age, clinging to her faith. Before long, she meets Mr. Wonderful. But is he? From the outside looking in, it is fairly easy to see the control this person exercises, the advantages he takes, and the pain he is sure to cause. Yet the reader finds she can make no judgment. We all know the phenomenon that occurs in these circumstances, the belief that this time it will be different, the quick denial that can convince us that what is happening is not really happening. Soon the subject of these poems finds herself able to acknowledge the reality of Mr. Wonderful’s mood swings and addictions. Bannerman’s introduction to Chapter 3 reads: “Girl, let me school you . . .” And “school you,” she will. Here the physical and emotional abuses begin, as Mr. Wonderful rubs his cheating in her face and sends her self-esteem spiraling downward, opening the door to her utter desperation and depression.

The author’s word choices and phraseology at times display not only her own personal unique voice, but also that of a culture. Yet the truths they illustrate transcend all cultures. Thus, the author’s phrasing at times will shock the reader into the moment. She will find herself spellbound by Cheryl Denise Bannerman’s deep honesty in Words Never Spoken, because she will be able to identify with her, in one way or another, from pains experienced in her own life.

Formats
Paperback Book Details
  • 09/2016
  • 9781524622664 B09R8RX17W
  • 108 pages
  • $13.99
Hardcover Book Details
  • 09/2016
  • 9781524622640
  • 108 pages
  • $23.99
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