Eloquent Silence | 
 enlarge | Author: Sandra Brown
Creator: Joyce Bean
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged
Category: Book
Buy New: $45.53
New (5) Used (8) from $12.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 469575
Format: Audiobook, Cd, Unabridged
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 1593559062
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781593559069
ASIN: 1593559062
Publication Date: February 20, 2005
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Product Description
Lauri is a dedicated young teacher for the deaf. Her past conceals a wound still unhealed, her present is a facade, and she uses her career to hide her loneliness. Drake, daytime TV's most popular star, has two heartaches - the daughter he believes will never have a normal life and the dead wife he can't forget. Jennifer is the beautiful hearing-impaired child who may become a pawn between the man and the woman she needs the most. Now, in the heart of a New Mexico arts community, the three may become a family...but only if each one dares to find a voice and lets his or her fears and needs speak for themselves.
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Really sweet story December 6, 2008
This story was originally released in the early 80's but is surprisingly timeless.
Lauri is a teacher for the deaf that takes on the position of full time caretaker of the 3 year old daughter of a very popular soap opera star named Drake. Immediately, there's mutal attraction, but both Lauri and Drake have much baggage from previous relationships.
Lauri relocates from New York to Drakes house (estate) out west to take care of Drakes daughter while Drake stays in New York to work as an actor.
Much of the time of spent resisting the attraction but some interesting circumstances also present themselves during this story. This is a nice, light read that also gives you an appreciation for teaching and understanding the deaf. This also gives the story quite a bit a charm.
Eloquent Silence February 3, 2008
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I know this is one of her earlier books, so keeping that in mind, this is a good story. It is a good old fashioned romance. I really like the introduction of the hearing impaired character. It isn't something common, and added to my interest to learn something.
Lauri Parrish is a teacher for hearing impaired students at a private school in which Drake's daughter Jennifer attends. Drake Rivington is an actor on a very popular daytime drama. When he finds out his daughter needs a home environment to grow, he immediately finds a way to lure Lauri to work for him, and help Jennifer. As Drake divides his time between his acting career and his family, we see his constant struggle to give his best to both worlds.
I learned alot about the hearing impaired community, and appreciated this story. It was heartwarming.
 Ok but not great! January 6, 2008
I must say I was used to more from this author! The story is not bad but it lacks that kind of something we have gotten used to from her.
I liked the way in which their mutual atraction seems to grow and the way in which they fight it (or not, for that matter) but the whole married-but-not-quite-married thing made me roll my eyes. And the reason for which it was done.... LAME!!! 'not to disapoint her father' PLEASE!
In the end, it was enjoyable for a day !
 Love IT November 28, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of the best romance books that Sandra Brown has written. I love books about star crossed lovers. This book also gives us a small insight to the world of a deaf child and the family relationships that evolve around them (even though you can't this a normal family).
 BIG DISAPPOINTMENT January 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Was this supposed to be a romance? Could have fooled me. Charaters without depth, a lame plot, a total waste of time and money. Very disappointed in this one!
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