The "Silent Tears of Polygamy" is a novel about an American woman named Ana who converted to Islam and married an American man named Alec. He had converted to Islam, as well. They have a near-perfect marriage. It is until Alec rekindles a relationship with a woman named Carolyn, whom he had an intimate relationship with before he met and married Ana. He marries Carolyn, and the marriage makes him polygamous. The novel takes the readers on a journey with Ana to experience the trials, tribulations and struggles that she encounters in her effort to cope with the new unwanted lifestyle. She is torn and devastated by being in a polygamous marriage; although, she knows that it is an acceptable form of marriage that God allows. "The Silent Tears of Polygamy" is unlike typical books on the subject in that it does not portray the characters as being idealistic. The characters live the lifestyle based on the truths that many faces that are universal to probably all women, whether Muslim or not, who find themselves in such a marriage unwillingly.