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The Silence Between Us is a raw and original double memoir tracing a mother and daughter as they try to understand and rebuild their relationship after the daughters suicide attempt
Because Oceane had just turned eighteen when she attempts to end her life the hospital has to respect her request to not notify her parents But despite the distance between them Ccile knows something is wrong with her fiercely independent daughter As Ccile steps in to care for Oceane the two reckon with things left unsaid and begin to rebuild a relationship that is both fragile and beautiful
Years later when Oceane asks her mother to write something with her about that time she never expects Ccile to already have so many pages hidden away filled with words that had helped her make sense of the grief

In The Silence Between Us Oceane pieces together her story through old diary entries emails hospital records and psychiatric reports interspersed with Cciles own accounts Slowly we learn about the traumas that forced the chasm between mother and daughter as well as the college sexual assault that pushed Oceane over the edge As Oceane lets Ccile back into her life and they attempt to negotiate both the mentalhealth and legal systems we also see the fractures start to mend
At once delicate unflinching and surprisingly uplifting The Silence Between Us is a unique story of mental health and family that dares us to say things wed rather avoid
Includes foreword by psychiatrist Patrick McGorry AO Professor of Youth Mental Health and former Australian of the Year
An extraordinary and beautifully written book PATRICK McGORRY