The House Was Never Quiet
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Publisher: Parrésia Publishers
The House Was Never Quiet explores how domestic violence is experienced, understood, and sustained within Nigerian family systems, particularly through the lives of mothers. Drawing on doctoral research with 100 Nigerian women, alongside cultural reflection and personal insight, Dr. Tanitoluwa Adeniba examines how silence, social expectations, faith, and family structures shape women’s experiences of abuse, endurance, and survival.
Situated within a cultural context where strength is often defined by perseverance and sacrifice, the book reveals how violence is frequently obscured by duty, normalised through cultural narratives, and sustained by pressures to preserve family honour. Through the lens of motherhood, it explores the complex decisions women make to stay, cope, and protect their children, even in the face of harm.
The book moves beyond individual experiences to examine broader patterns within family systems, including the roles of cultural beliefs, gender expectations, and relational dynamics in shaping both vulnerability and resilience. It interrogates how silence operates not only as a constraint, but also as a strategy for survival, and considers the long-term implications for mothers and the families they are working to hold together.
Blending research, reflection, and narrative insight, The House Was Never Quiet challenges dominant understandings of strength, highlighting the tension between endurance and well-being, and between maintaining peace and preserving self. Ultimately, the book centres on questions of legacy: what is inherited, what is normalised, and what it takes to interrupt cycles of silence for future generations.
Pre-order!
Available August 1st 2026
Terms & Conditions for this Title.
This title is on Pre-order until July 30th 2026. The release date is August 1st 2026. The title will not be shipped until a few days before the release date.
We are required to share the following details with the publisher in order to fulfil this order:
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Publisher: Parrésia Publishers
The House Was Never Quiet explores how domestic violence is experienced, understood, and sustained within Nigerian family systems, particularly through the lives of mothers. Drawing on doctoral research with 100 Nigerian women, alongside cultural reflection and personal insight, Dr. Tanitoluwa Adeniba examines how silence, social expectations, faith, and family structures shape women’s experiences of abuse, endurance, and survival.
Situated within a cultural context where strength is often defined by perseverance and sacrifice, the book reveals how violence is frequently obscured by duty, normalised through cultural narratives, and sustained by pressures to preserve family honour. Through the lens of motherhood, it explores the complex decisions women make to stay, cope, and protect their children, even in the face of harm.
The book moves beyond individual experiences to examine broader patterns within family systems, including the roles of cultural beliefs, gender expectations, and relational dynamics in shaping both vulnerability and resilience. It interrogates how silence operates not only as a constraint, but also as a strategy for survival, and considers the long-term implications for mothers and the families they are working to hold together.
Blending research, reflection, and narrative insight, The House Was Never Quiet challenges dominant understandings of strength, highlighting the tension between endurance and well-being, and between maintaining peace and preserving self. Ultimately, the book centres on questions of legacy: what is inherited, what is normalised, and what it takes to interrupt cycles of silence for future generations.
