The Secret Language of Sisters

By Luanne Rice

Trapped in silence, a girl fights to be heard while her sister battles guilt and seeks redemption.

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336 pages· 83,813 words· Est. 8 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

After a tragic accident, Roo is left paralyzed and voiceless, trapped in her own body. Her sister Tilly, burdened by guilt and conflicted feelings for Roo's boyfriend, must find a way to communicate with Roo. As Tilly struggles to uncover the truth behind Roo's silence, she faces a journey of redemption and healing. Can the sisters reconnect and find hope amidst the silence?

From the publisher

New York Times bestselling adult author Luanne Rice makes her dazzling YA debut with this gorgeous, unputdownable story of love, hope, and redemption.When Ruth Ann (Roo) McCabe responds to a text message while she’s driving, her life as she knows it ends. The car flips, and Roo winds up in a hospital bed, paralyzed. Silent. Everyone thinks she’s in a coma, but Roo has locked-in syndrome – she can see and hear and understand everything around her, but no one knows it. She’s trapped inside her own body, screaming to be heard.Mathilda (Tilly) is Roo’s sister and best friend. She was the one who texted Roo and inadvertently caused the accident. Now, Tilly must grapple with her overwhelming guilt and her growing feelings for Roo’s boyfriend, Newton – the only other person who seems to get what Tilly is going through.But Tilly might be the only person who can solve the mystery of her sister’s condition – who can see through Roo’s silence to the truth underneath. Somehow, through medicine or miracles, will both sisters find a way to heal?

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