They were instructed to remain silent for love, for family, for reputation. But their silence had stories to be told.
Trapped Voices is a powerful and heart-wrenching nonfiction book that presents a platform to the unsung suffering of innumerable women. With close-knit vignettes and straightforward narrative, the book exposes the unseen struggles that are waged in bedrooms, kitchens, classrooms, and streets-struggles against rape threats, acid attacks, marital rape, domestic violence, and a society that socializes women to shrink themselves for others' convenience.
These are not tales of misery. These are tales of survival.
Each voice you read has been muffled before by fear, by shame, by culture. Now, they are reborn.
In its final pages, Trapped Voices becomes a call to courage. It gives tribute to the courage of the women who cried out, walked away, and took back their lives-not just for themselves, but for every girl still learning to whisper rather than roar.
This is not a book. It is an awakening.
"A Voice Unheard" is an anthology of both prose and poetry covering topics related to human life and the struggles humans go through manoeuvring human relationships. It deals with issues that people don't normally feel comfortable expressing or dealing with, for fear of being seen as weak. Several techniques of writing have been used, such as short stories, articles in the essay format and poetry. Sometimes words offer a great deal of comfort during times of loneliness and pain. No one is alone in their struggles, nor should they be. The pieces in this compilation were written for the purpose of instilling hope and inspiring people to never give up.
This is Part I of the Compilation, comprising of articles, essays, and short stories.