Book of the Silenced

By Gordana Smith

GOLD MEDAL - 2026 FAPA President's Book Awards

GOLD RECIPIENT - Mom's Choice Awards(R)

SILVER MEDAL - 2026 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards

SILVER MEDAL - 2026 Global Ebook Awards

FINALIST - 20th Annual National Indie Excellence(R) Awards

"A wrenching account... raw, courageous, and deeply moving." - Kirkus Reviews

"Succeeds in breaking and then simultaneously healing the reader's heart." - IndieReader

Dr. Gordana Smith survived a war in Bosnia and never dreamt she would wage another, this time in a new language and on a new continent. When a routine high-school wrestling injury left her son Mikey misdiagnosed and overmedicated, she found herself fighting on three fronts at once. The first was the memory of the war she had survived. The second was an American health care system she had to learn one hospital room at a time. The third was a battle in the spirit realm, where prayer became the weapon that never failed her.

Book of the Silenced is a mother's testimony of fierce love and unshakable faith, carried through long nights and hard questions, and through the moments when God showed up exactly when there was nothing left to hold. It speaks to every parent who has fought for a child and every patient who has struggled to be heard, as well as every reader who needs proof that hope survives the darkest seasons.

Raw, courageous, and deeply moving, Book of the Silenced reminds us that healing begins when someone is willing to see, to listen, and to speak, no matter the cost.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GN7X57H9
• ISBN13: 9798993911014
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Phoenix Rises Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"