Speaker 1: Welcome to the WZ book Club. This is Jordan. While back,
Speaker 1: I interviewed Diane Brayley, a local Boston area writer, for
Speaker 1: her dramatic and moving first novel, The Silence in the Sound,
Speaker 1: the setting Martha's vineyard and a young woman's relationship with
Speaker 1: her alcoholic father. Now a new novel called The Summer
Speaker 1: Before One that also deals with intense trauma. Two young girls,
Speaker 1: maddled and in Summer, are the best of friends and
Speaker 1: like sisters, they share everything. But Summer has been hiding
Speaker 1: a brutal secret for many years. Someone has been abusing her,
Speaker 1: someone very close to the two girls. Sadly, most predators
Speaker 1: are people we know and love and trust. There's a
Speaker 1: criminal trial and Madeline, now a young woman, wrestles with
Speaker 1: guilt and shame over what happened to Summer back then,
Speaker 1: something Madeline didn't want to believe. She must face up
Speaker 1: to all those involved in the trauma to begin her
Speaker 1: healing process. A powerful second novel from Diane Brayley, The
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