Winner, Quality Paperback Book Club New Vision's & New Voices Award, January 2000
New York Times "New & Noteworthy Paperbacks," October 1999
Winner of the Book of the Month Club (QPB), New Visions Award, 1999
Winner, Inspirational Memoir, Books for a Better Life, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, February, 1999.
A New York Times Notable Book for 1998
Discover Great New Writers, Barnes & Noble, Fall 1998
"...an extraordinary literary achievement ...that strikes a fine balance between a deeply personal memoir and a fine work of literary discourse...."Amazon.com: Women's Studies Top Ten of 1998.
After Silence by Nancy Venable Raine, © Copyright 1999, site last updated: April 23, 2000