Matt Arnold author of THE SHATTERED SILENCE!

[Yolanda Renee]

Renée’s Book Talk

with

Matt Arnold

author of

THE SHATTERED SILENCE

July 9, 2009 @ 9:00 PM EST

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/yolandarenee

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Matt Arnold possesses a highly overactive imagination that has, to date, produced three novels and many short stories. His writing is a genre blend of mystery, romance, humor, and introspection. He works as a paraeductor in a self-contained classroom dedicated to students with severe developmental disorders at a public high school. A self-published writer himself, he is a strong proponent of other such writers. He makes his home in the Pacific Northwest. To anyone who takes the time to read any of his work, he is eternally grateful.
Check out his web site and all his novels at mattarnoldthewriter.webs.com

The Shattered Silence: How could an infant be struck down mute? Why would a mute begin to speak after decades of silence? Jeremy Banner spoke not even a single word until the age of thirty-two. Isolated inside a silent obsessive-compulsive reality, he is suddenly catapulted into a new life when a random event sparks an ability to speak. Yet this comes at a tremendous cost, as everything must balance out in the end. This new life is far more complicated but also more rewarding as he discovers the power of relationships and the key they hold to remembering his long forgotten secrets. Listen to the sound of the shattering of Jeremy's silence.

An Open Universe: Far more important than point A or point B is the journey in between. After graduation, Stan Hachure and his housemates head out in four different directions. Stan's journey includes a year on the family farm, a cross-country road trip, and unexpected responsibilities at a Seattle coffeehouse called Beans. Stan learns that life rarely turns out the way we plan, not everything has to make sense, and not everyone makes it to point B.

Crossroads: Taylor Weir's life is on cruise control until a confession from his terminally ill mother calls everything he knows into question. His father hadn't died in a car accident when Taylor was two—his mother had him killed. After her funeral, Taylor embarks on a quest for answers that takes him from one corner of Washington State to the other. Little by little, he puts the pieces together, but the picture they create is far different than he ever could have imagined.
Join us Thursday night for a discussion about writing, self-publishing, and how Matt defines success!

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RENÉE’S REVIEW
THE SHATTERED SILENCE
by
MATT ARNOLD

A mother disappears, a child loses the ability to speak, and a father loses himself in his writing. This shattered family takes you on an excursion from dysfunction to salvation. Jeremy Banner speaks his first word at the age of thirty-two, a life changing experience that helps to propel him to his true destiny.
Matt Arnold tells this story with compassion and a talent for the unexpected. The realness of his characters, the underlying mystery, and the subtlety of the love story, made the third book in Matt’s repertoire his best! I give this book my highest recommendation. Matt, congratulations on taking me on a journey I thoroughly enjoyed!