Sandra Matthias

This edition is translated into English. Proper names, place names, and some cultural references have been kept in their original Lithuanian form. "The Quiet Scream"This is not just a story. It is a confession. A woman, who finally found the courage to speak after decades of silence, begins her tale in a café, sitting across from me. At first glance, she seems calm, but every word she speaks is like a shard of the past-still sharp, still bleeding.
There are no heroes here, and no vanquished-only people broken by love, betrayal, and an unrelenting longing for freedom. She tells of a love greater than fear. Of secrets that tore families apart. Of a struggle fought in the shadow of the Soviet regime-not only by men, but by women who risked everything. And as her story reaches the present day, one question lingers:Who is truly guilty, and who has been saved?And will the quiet scream we carry within our hearts ever truly fade?