Rony Soussan
Book cover: 20 Years of Silence

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20 Years of Silence

Married to a Narcissistic Caregiver

by Rony Soussan

About the story

A survival memoir about silence, control, and the long road back to voice.

What to expect

Raw truth, clarity, and hard-earned boundaries—told without sensationalizing.

Status

Work in progress. This page is a teaser while the manuscript takes shape.

About the memoir

20 Years of Silence tells the story of a life shaped by manipulation and isolation—what it costs, how it changes you, and what it takes to reclaim yourself. It’s not just what happened; it’s how silence becomes a habit, and how breaking it becomes a choice.

Teaser line: “I didn’t lose my voice all at once. I gave it up in pieces—until I forgot it was mine.”

The hardest part wasn’t the shouting. It was the calm afterwards—the way the world pretended nothing happened. I learned to speak with my eyes, to negotiate with silence, to disappear without leaving the room. And for years, I called it love because that was the only word I was allowed to use.

What this is (and isn’t)

This project aims to be honest and grounded—focused on lived experience and recovery, not labels or revenge.

  • Personal narrative, not clinical diagnosis
  • Survivor-centered, not abuser-centered
  • Clear timeline, clean storytelling

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