| Management number | 238801916 | Release Date | 2026/07/11 | List Price | US$5.60 | Model Number | 238801916 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | |||||||||
<p><b>A Thousand Miles of Silence: </b><b>The Day Her Childhood Ended</b></p><p><i>By Afzal Ahamed Malik</i></p><p><b>A young girl's life is stolen by decisions she never made - but her strength becomes the story she writes for herself.</b></p><p>Haleema is only a teenager when her dreams are traded for a marriage arranged behind closed doors. A 2,000-kilometer journey takes her far from home, far from safety, and far from the life she once imagined. What waits for her is not love - but betrayal.</p><p>On the very night her new life begins, her husband whispers the truth: <br><b>"I never chose you. I am marrying someone else."</b></p><p>What follows is a spiral of heartbreak - divorce, cultural pressure, another forced marriage, and years of silent suffering. Yet amid cruelty, Haleema discovers one thing the world could never control: <b>her courage</b>.</p><p>A daughter is born.<br>Hope flickers.<br>And when the second betrayal arrives in the form of a divorce letter, Haleema chooses something no one ever taught her she could choose - <b>freedom</b>.</p><p>With nothing but her daughter in her arms, she escapes in the middle of the night.<br>No luggage.<br>No money.<br>Only faith.</p><p>Home does not judge her.<br>It heals her.</p><p>From a broken girl to an unshakeable woman, Haleema rises through education, work, and sheer willpower. Her journey becomes a testament to every woman who has survived silence, shame, and suffocating expectations - and still dared to rebuild.<br>There are stories that entertain, stories that comfort, and stories that quietly walk into the darkest corners of our society holding a fragile lantern of truth. This book belongs to the last kind.<br>It began not as fiction, but as a question that would not leave me: <br><b>How many women lose their lives not to death, but to decisions made without their voice?</b><br>In many parts of the world, childhood ends long before adulthood begins. A young girl's dreams-bright, delicate, ambitious-are often folded away like unused clothes and placed in a trunk she will never open again. Instead of stepping into college classrooms, she steps into a marriage she never chose. Instead of discovering the world, she discovers betrayal, abandonment, and silence.<br>This novel follows the journey of one such girl.<br>Across <b>all chapters</b>, her life unfolds like a storm-damaged map: </p><ul><li>A childhood stolen by traditions she never understood.</li><li>A first marriage that shatters on the very night it begins.</li><li>A second marriage that promises peace but delivers new wounds.</li><li>A baby girl born into a home that rejects her existence.</li><li>A husband who disappears, leaving only a divorce notice in the mail.</li><li>A world that expects her to bend, break, and remain silent.</li></ul><b>WHY READ THIS BOOK</b><p><b>A Thousand Miles of Silence</b> is a deeply emotional, cinematic novel perfect for readers who love: </p><p>&#</p>
| Book format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Fiction/nonfiction | Non-Fiction |
| Genre | Parenting & Families |
| Publication date | December, 2025 |
| Pages | 102 |
| Subgenre | Divorce & Separation |
| Series title | Whispers of Wounded Hearts |
| Number in series | 4 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp |
| Original languages | English |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | N |
| Character | Haleema |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 6.00 x 0.21 x 9.00 in |
| Assembled product weight | 0.32 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | Family & Relationships |
If you notice any omissions or errors in the product information on this page, please use the correction request form below.
Correction Request Form