Silent Edelweiss

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>At only 23 years old Edelweiss loses her ability to speak in the wake of a life-altering diagnosis. Grieving the loss of her old life she travels across the sea to visit the small island where her grandparents live hoping to find healing and most of all her voice. She longs for someone who will listen to her even when she can't speak.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The quiet peaceful island days fly by and Edelweiss begins to find healing through the inhabitants of the island. But will she be able to reclaim her voice or will it become yet another thing her diagnosis has stolen from her?</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Silent Edelweiss is a lyrical novel that tells the story of a woman who lost her voice and found herself in the silence. Poetry and prose weave together to create a mesmerizing story that captures both the vulnerable intimacy of a poetry collection and the emotional journey of a novel.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>High atop the rugged mountains</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>she sits.</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The limestone through which she grew</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>has scraped away at her</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>and left her voice ragged.</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The howling wind and the falling snow</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>drown out every word</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>she has tried to say.</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Despite the world that seeks to hush her</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>the silent edelweiss</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>still has a message to convey.</em></p>