DECEMBER by Elizabeth H.Winthrop.

Isabella Carter has not spoken for months and her parents robust marriage is beginning to show signs of strain.We feel Isabella`s pain and adolescent bewilderment as she struggles between her wish to communicate with her parents and her desire to maintain control of the status quo or relinquish it.Into this claustrophobic world ,an unlikely saviour emerges...

This is a beautifully controlled novel,with the tension crackling and fizzing below the surface,but never spilling over into cliche or easy solutions.

An uplifting tale,inspiring and thought-provoking.