Tears of the Silenced: An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, and Ultimate...

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Misty Griffin

Tears of the Silenced

An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, and Ultimate Survival...

Misty Griffin

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Mango Media
02 January 2019

True crime; Other Nonconformist & Evangelical Churches

Surviving Severe Child Abuse, Sexual Assault and Leaving the Amish Church

""A must read for everyone who has ever felt imprisoned by others as well as by their own beliefs."" Susyn ReeveHeart Healing: The Power of Forgiveness to Heal a Broken Heart

#1 Best Seller in Cults & Demonism, Parenting & Relationships, Notable People, Religious, Survival, Sexual Assault, and Biographies & Memoirs

A gripping story that takes you on the journey of a child abuse and sexual assault survivor turned activist. (Photo gallery included)

True story of child abuse.

When Misty Griffin was six years old, her family started to live and dress like the Amish. Misty and her sister were kept as slaves on a mountain ranch and subjected to almost complete isolation, sexual abuse, and physical violence. Their step-father kept a loaded rifle by the door to make sure the young girls were too terrified to try to escape. No rescue would ever come since the few people who knew they existed did not care.

Sexual abuse among the Amish people.

When Misty reached her teens, her parents feared she and her sister would escape and took them to an Amish community. Devastated to again find herself in a world of fear, cruelty, and abuse, Misty was sexually assaulted by the bishop. ""...

I knew I had to get help, and one freezing morning in early March, I made a dash for a tiny police station in rural Minnesota. After reporting the bishop, I left the Amish and found myself plummeted into a strange modern world with only a second-grade education and no ID or social security card."" Ultimately Misty graduated nursing school and currently works as an activist for abused children.

Through Misty's story, discover:

You are not alone A cycle of abuse can be broken Your past does not define your future Abuse was not your fault Moving forward is possible

If you have read true crime books and child abuse true stories likeEducated,A Child Called It, orEtched In Sand, thenTears of the Silencedis a must-read.

By: Misty Griffin
Imprint: Mango Media
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
ISBN: 9781633539082
ISBN 10: 1633539083
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 02 January 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

In spring of 2005 Misty Griffin left the Amish, she left with nothing but the clothes on her back, a few other belongings and with barely a third-grade education. For years Misty suffered severe PTSD which was caused by the horrifying abuse she suffered as a child, and later when being effectively “given away” to the Amish and put in the hands of the very abusive Amish bishop. Today, thirteen years later Misty is a nursing student, a Child Sexual Abuse activist, wife and successful author of several books, including this one.

Reviews for Tears of the Silenced: An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, and Ultimate Survival (Amish Book, Child Abuse True Story, Cults)

Despite a lifetime of following restrictive rules and a cloistered childhood, Griffin gathered her courage and took the unusual and brave step to go to the police to report the bishop - and would ultimately leave the Amish. Now 36, Griffin is married and a nursing student working toward her bachelor's degree on the West Coast, and is the author of the newly updated book, `Tears of the Silenced: An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal and Ultimate Survival.' - The Daily Mail