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<p>Joe knew his mother was cruel and violent, but he trusted his beloved father to protect him from her. When a freak accident saw his father burn to death in front of him, Joe was left at the mercy of his mother. Without the love of his friend and brother, he wouldn't have survived. With them, he went on to spend his life fighting child abuse.</p> <p>Joe was just five years old and the horrific scene literally struck him dumb. He didn't speak for four and a half years, which meant he was unable to ask anyone for help as his life turned into a living hell.</p> <p>His schizophrenic mother and two of his older brothers spent the following years beating him, raping him and locking him in the cellar at the family home. Fed on scraps that he was forced to lick from the floor, he was sometimes left naked in the dark for three days without human contact.</p> <p>Unable to read or write, all Joe could do to communicate his suffering was draw pictures.</p> <p>The violence and sexual abuse grew in severity as more people, including his stepfather, were invited to use him in any way they chose.</p> <p>The only thing that saved Joe was the kindness of his elder brother and his only school frien
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- Author
- Peters, Joe
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Canada, Limited
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780007283828
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Social Science, Education, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.15 / 5 (2,733 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- Cry Silent Tears : the Heartbreaking Survival Story of a Small Mute Boy Who Overcame Unbearable Suffering and Found His Voice Again (2013)
- Joe Peters (2008)
- Cry Silent Tears- The Horrific True Story of the Mute Little Boy in the Cellar (2008)
- Cry Silent Tears: the Heartbreaking Survival Story of a Small Mute Boy Who Overcame Unbearable Suffering and Found His Voice Again (2018)
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