TRIGGER WARNING: sexual assault
Even When Your Voice Shakes is based upon the true stories of young girls in Africa who are sent to the big city to serve as maids to support their family and are then raped by a member of the family. This story combines these stories into the character of Amerly, the oldest of 4 children who is "given" to a family in exchange for rent.
Too poor to speak out, these young girls are left with no option but to continue in an untenable situation with their abuser. Not only do they fear the shame and stigma of being the victim of a sexual assault in a culture with a predominate “blame the victim” mentality, they fear that speaking out will lose them their jobs and income for their family. This compassionate story highlights the extreme poverty that forces these young women into difficult situations. Best of all, the author iterates again and again that sexual assault is NEVER the fault of the victim.
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