A Voice with No Name

For readers of It Ends With Us and The Poisonwood Bible, a raw, unflinching look at family secrets and the spiritual warfare inside four walls.The Home. To the neighbors on Tabor Street, the hot tub and the barbecues suggest a normal family. But inside, Brenda measures her life in five-minute increments, hoping to appease a husband whose love depends on perfectly round hamburger patties and shoes lined up in a precise row. She feels like she has a voice, but it has no name and no one can hear her.The Children. Charles, a senior on the honor roll, is done watching his mother bleed. He carries the rage of a man, ready to end the cycle with his fists. Nichole, only seven, carries a Bible in her heart. While her mother hides bruises and her brother plots revenge, Nichole sings "Jesus Loves the Little Children" into the dark, believing that faith can soften even the hardest heart.The Night. An innocent gathering with friends, Frank and Linda, turns into a silent battleground. After the guests leave, Jonathon's whisper delivers a final threat: "You have breathed your last breath." What follows in the hot tub is a fight for survival that forces a son to become a rescuer, a mother to find her voice, and a little girl to lead a dying man to redemption.The Question. Can a family shatter completely and still be saved?Bobbie Jo Bloom crafts a tense, emotional narrative that alternates between the terror of domestic abuse and the surprising theology of a child. A Voice with No Name is not just a story about surviving a monster; it is a story about what happens when a monster looks in the mirror and sees his little girl looking back. Read more