"In disgrace, Nancy Walden arrives from New York mid-year at an exclusive prep school near New Haven, run by a puritanical headmistress. At the mercy of the predatory and fanatical house mother who rules the corridor where Nancy lives with five other seniors, Nancy experiences a confusing world of shifting alliances and devastating events. Her roommate's secret love affair, lurking danger, and finally a mur ...Full description
"In disgrace, Nancy Walden arrives from New York mid-year at an exclusive prep school near New Haven, run by a puritanical headmistress. At the mercy of the predatory and fanatical house mother who rules the corridor where Nancy lives with five other seniors, Nancy experiences a confusing world of shifting alliances and devastating events. Her roommate's secret love affair, lurking danger, and finally a murder, lead to the collapse of Winthrop Academy. A friendship she never thought would be hers helps Nancy transcend tragedy and recognize that her life is of value to herself and others. Written with touches of humor, Silent cry illuminates the repressive conventions of the 1950s."--Publisher's description.