I Promise Not To Tell Review

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(More customer reviews)I was lucky enough to get to read I Promise Not To Tell and have to say that not only is Ms. Weber an excellent poet but a fabulous storyteller. I was quickly taken into her autobiography and I couldn't put her book down, so I read it all in one sitting. There are many bittersweet moments in this story and most of them are centered on the problems Brenda had experienced, as another reader said "One womans own private hell." And then I realized that's what makes her book so good, because she told her story like she saw it. She didn't sugar coat her words, she wrote it like she felt it through her experiences. She survived through many tragedies, and forms of abuse-from family, friends, and then felt the ultimate hurt when someone in her family experiences some of the same problems that she too had gone through. When she decided to no longer play the victim, I cheered! This is a dark story that makes you realize that we each have a story to tell with secrets to reveal, shows that we shouldn't be so quick to judge others, and that we are all human. There is light at the end of the tunnel for Ms. Weber. Brenda's love possibly was her way to salvation. While we did see mainly the downside of her life, that is what made this book so real. I'm glad Ms. Weber no longer has to hold her feelings inside and I hope that her story will be able to reach those who need a way out of abuse. Brenda you are a survivor and I was honored to read your remarkable story!

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At the age of nine, Brenda's mother dies in the family home. The trauma of it results in most of her childhood memories being repressed. At the age of sixteen an event happens that triggers the return of one memory. Over the next several years, most of her memories come back in bits and pieces. Many of these are laden with guilt and shame. She begins to understand the complexity of her adolescence and comes to know the little girl that haunts her. With the loss of her mother at such an early age, she carries a sense of being alone and unloved. Her sexual adventures lead her into abusive relationships and withdrawal from her family. One of these relationships imprisons her for ten years, with a deplorable view of her life. With her revelation of many secrets, this is her journey to freedom and inner peace.

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