Silent Cry

The True Story of Abuse and Betrayal of an NFL Wife

Dorothy J. Newton

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9780310344841
• eBook ISBN: 9780310345480
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Business Biographies

Raised near New Orleans as one of six children, Dorothy Newton was surrounded by abuse and poverty as she grew up. But she became the first in her family to graduate from college and moved out of poverty. She then began to live out her dreams in Dallas of a better home and life when she married celebrity superstar football player Nate Newton. She had gone from poverty to the pinnacle of success. She was married to a handsome, successful, famous professional athlete, who was a three time Super Bowl Champion and six time Pro-Bowler for the Dallas Cowboys.

But all that glittered was not gold.

Before long the relationship turned abusive. She found herself living in the world she thought she had escaped in her years growing up. The world did not see her suffering behind closed doors—she was betrayed, treated abusively, threatened continually. Dorothy was trapped with no one to talk to and nowhere to run. In this book Dorothy shares her experiences of pain, loss, survival, hope, recovery, and victory. A gripping story throughout, A Silent Cry is a testament to Dorothy’s will to live and the peace that comes with hope in the God who sees and hears your tears—even when no one else does.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part 1: Childhood
• Part 2: College and Young Adulthood
• Part 3: Love and Warning Signs
• Part 4: A Troubled Marriage
• Part 5: Moving On
• Afterword
• Meet Nate Newton
• Meet Tré and King Newton
• Appendix 1: Why Won’t She Leave?
• Appendix 2: How Do I Help Her?
• Appendix 3: I Am Being Abused. What Should I Do?
• Appendix 4: Why Do Abusers Abuse?