They Told Me Not to Sing

Book excerpt: This is the story of a woman's longing to realize her potential, and her struggle to make sense of the past and the present. Jennifer writes simply and honestly, taking readers on a heartbreaking journey of self discover. In this powerful and revealing book, she covers a distance of many thousands of miles and a period of forty years. With a remarkable memory and deep sensitivity, Jennifer Wyler has constructed a chronicle of factual details in a fresh unusual way.