Natasha Shyan loved writing when she was younger. She fell away from it- the way life goes sometimes- and spent years building a business, raising a family, processing grief and joy through the smaller corners of her days. The Silenced is her return. Her debut novel. A story she had to write, about women who were never suppose to have voices, about systems that promoted silence, about what happens when someone finally speaks. She writes from Manchester, Michigan, where she's learning that coming home to your own words is its own kind of awakening.