Alisa's Voice Studio
Our Story
Life Before Goodbye, Voice from the Grave is a true story about a woman named Alisa. She endured domestic violence, threats, humiliation, beatings, and even kidnapping. She carried her truth in silence until the final month of her life, which she spent with her sister. For 18 years, Denisa has carried her truth in her heart and found the strength to write a book about Alisa and her life.
This story is written with love, grief, and unwavering purpose. It is a tribute to my sister, Alisa, a woman whose strength defied silence, and whose truth deserves to be heard. I did not write this to relive pain. I wrote it to transform it. To speak what was hidden. To honor what was endured. To ensure that her voice, once silenced, now echoes in every page. This book is my promise to her, and to every survivor who was told to stay quiet. You are not alone. You are not invisible. And your story matters.
A voice I could not set free.
I made no promise, yet I always rose against the silence, speaking, even when it hurt.
For years, I longed for a book about Alisa’s life, so that her voice would not fade in vain.
I gathered strength through eighteen years of memories and quiet acts of courage.
Today, I am writing it myself.
Because her voice was not meant to be silenced.
And mine was not meant to stay quiet.
Naša priča
Život prije rastanka, Glas iz groba istinita je priča o ženi po imenu Alisa. Pretrpjela je porodično nasilje, prijetnje, poniženja, premlaćivanja, pa čak i otmicu. Svoju istinu nosila je u tišini sve do posljednjeg mjeseca svog života, koji je provela sa svojom sestrom. Punih 18 godina Denisa je nosila njenu istinu u svom srcu i pronašla snagu da napiše knjigu o Alisi i njenom životu.
Ova priča je napisana s ljubavlju, tugom i nepokolebljivom svrhom. To je posveta mojoj sestri Alisi, ženi čija je snaga prkosila tišini i čija istina zaslužuje da bude saslušana. Nisam ovo napisala da ponovo proživljavam bol. Napisala sam da ga pretvorim u nešto jače. Da izgovorim ono što je bilo skriveno. Da odam počast onome što je preživjela. Da osiguram da njen glas, nekada utišan, sada odjekuje na svakoj stranici. Ova knjiga je moje obećanje njoj i svakom preživjelom kojem je rečeno da šuti. Niste sami. Niste nevidljivi. I vaša priča je važna.
Glas koji nisam mogla osloboditi.
Nisam dala obećanje, ali sam se uvijek dizala protiv tišine, govoreći čak i kada je boljelo.
Godinama sam čeznula za knjigom o Alisinom životu, kako njen glas ne bi nestao uzalud.
Snagu sam skupljala kroz osamnaest godina sjećanja i tihih djela hrabrosti.
Danas je sama pišem.
Jer njen glas nije bio stvoren da bude utišan.
A moj nije stvoren da šuti.