Silent Tears, Kay Bratt
Silent Tears, Kay Bratt
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Silent Tears
A Journey Of Hope In A Chinese Orphanage

Author: Kay Bratt

Narrator: Shannon McManus

Unabridged: 9 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/09/2012


Synopsis

Irrepressible memories. Vacant eyes. A child being dangled from a third story window. A boy tied to a chair. Children sleeping in layers of clothing to fight off the bitter cold. An infant dying from starvation. Some things your mind will never allow you to forget.Silent Tears is the true story of the adversity and triumphs one woman faced as she fought against the Chinese bureaucracy to help that country’s orphaned children.In 2003, Kay Bratt’s life changed dramatically. A wife and mother of two girls in South Carolina, Bratt relocated her family to rural China to support her husband as he took on a new management position for his American employer. Seeking a way to fill her days and overcome the isolation she experienced upon arriving in a foreign country, Bratt began volunteering at the local orphanage. Within months, her simple desire to make use of her time transformed into a heroic crusade to improve the living conditions and minimize the unnecessary deaths of Chinese orphans.Silent Tears traces the emotional hurdles and daily frustrations faced by Ms. Bratt as she tried to change the social conditions for these marginalized children. The memoir vividly illustrates how she was able to pull from reservoirs of inner strength to pursue her mission day after day, leaving the reader with the resounding message that everyone really can make a difference.

About Kay Bratt

Kay Bratt is a child advocate and author of the books Train to Nowhere, Chasing China, The Bridge, A Thread Unbroken, and the acclaimed memoir of the years she spent working in Chinese orphanages, Silent Tears: A Journey of Hope in a Chinese Orphanage. She has actively volunteered for several nonprofit organizations, including An Orphan’s Wish (AOW) and the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for abused and neglected children. In China, she was honored with the Pride of the City award for humanitarian work. After living in China for several years, Bratt now resides in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in South Carolina, with her husband, daughter, dog, and cat.


Reviews

This was another Kindle Unlimited audio. I've really been enjoying my "free" audios lately. I had listened to about half the book before I read some of the reviews. I probably should not have read the reviews! Up to that point, I was listening with my whole heart to Kay Bratt's experience volunteeri......more

Goodreads review by Marcy

First timers to a Chinese orphanage have the same questions: "Why do babies share bottles when they are sick? Why are the toddlers using the same spoons? Why aren't there any toys to play with? Why do the ayis refuse to show compassion?" Kay Bratt had the same questions when she began to volunteer a......more