2023 Bookshelf Writing Award Winner 1st Place - 2022 NYC Big Book Award Winner - 2022 Gold Medal Winner Reader Views - 2022 Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence - 2022 Literary Titan Silver Award - 2022 Firebird Book Award - 2022 Hawthorne Prize Finalist - 2022 Somerset Award Finalist - 2022 Hollywood Book Festival Honorable Mention - "An exquisite debut from a thrilling new voice. The Silence in the Sound is a poetic story, powerfully told. Emotional yet exhilarating, Dianne C. Braley's novel is alluring through every page."Anna David, NY Times bestselling author of Party Girl and founder of Legacy Launch Pad Finding inspiration where she least expects it, one woman's life is about to change forever.Life has not been kind to Georgette. Growing up with an alcoholic father and an enabling mother, she clings to the loving memory of a childhood trip to Martha's Vineyard to help see her through the bad times; and now, as an adult, she returns to the island to start her life over. Soon, she becomes the private nurse for a prize-winning novelist. As the two become friends, he opens her mind to new possibilities.But everything changes when she encounters the mysterious Dock. Georgette isn't quite sure about him but finds him irresistible. She quickly loses herself in her relationship despite the inherent dangers that come with him. Torn between her own future or spiraling into a life she tried so hard to leave behind, Georgette must make her most important decision ever.Sometimes, escaping the past isn't as easy as it appears.The Silence in the Sound is the provocative debut novel by Dianne C. Braley detailing the devastating effects of growing up with addiction.