hollow
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maya smiles- but behind it hides a world of pain
at sixteen Maya mastered the art of faking happiness . school is her only escape from the chilling silence of home, where her mother love is conditional and her father absence speak louder than words. but when the holiday arrive, Maya is sent to her step uncle where something that shattered her world happens.
when she finally speak up the people she trusts the most silence her in the name of family pride. isolated and shrinking into depression Maya thought she is alone - until she discovers righteous branch a group of fearless girls who refuse to be silent anymore
Hollow is a gripping tale of survival and a fight to reclaim your voice
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