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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"In this "compelling, clever, and dark" (Heat magazine) thriller, a man's shocking act of savagery stuns a local community-and the revelations that follow will keep you gripped until the very last page. This work of psychological suspense, a #1 bestseller in Ireland, is perfect for fans of Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Ware. "I expected more of a reaction the first time I hit her." So begins Liz Nugent's astonishing debut novel--a chilling, elegantly...
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English
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"A deeply researched account from an award-winning journalist that uncovers the ways in which abusers exert control in the darkest-and most intimate-ways imaginable We fear dark alleys when in truth, home is the most dangerous place for a woman. Of the 87,000 women killed globally in 2017, more than a third (30,000) were killed by an intimate partner, and another 20,000 were killed by a family member. In the US, that rate is 2.5 women killed by their...
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English
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Boston, 1662. Mary Deerfield is twenty-four-years-old. Her skin is porcelain, her eyes delft blue, and in England she might have had many suitors. But here in the New World, amid this community of saints, Mary is the second wife of Thomas Deerfield, a man as cruel as he is powerful. When Thomas, prone to drunken rage, drives a three-tined fork into the back of Mary's hand, she resolves that she must divorce him to save her life. But in a world where...
4) Vera
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A handsome stranger enters Lucy Entwhistle's life on the very day of her father's death. Everard Wemyss is mourning the recent loss of his wife, and he and Lucy are drawn together in their shared experience of grief. A remarkable bond forms between the despairing couple, the thought of separation proves intolerable, and they are quickly married and settled into Everard's isolated country home, The Willows. But everything about the mansion is shadowed...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In this brave and beautiful memoir, [...] a woman chronicles how her marriage devolved from a love story into a shocking tale of abuse--examining the tenderness and violence entwined in the relationship, why she endured years of physical and emotional pain, and how she eventually broke free." -- From Amazon.com summary.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A radical new take on the crisis of intimate abuse, Violent Partners argues that as a culture we misunderstand the root causes and basic effects of abuse, and until that changes there is no hope of fixing the problem. Dr. Linda Mills challenges assumptions, tears down myths, and offer solutions, all the while telling riveting stories of couples who have conquered violence in their relationships. In Violent Partners, she describes several programs...
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Susan Wright is a Texas beauty who seems to have a fairytale life, complete with an adoring husband. But six years into the marriage, the fairytale crumbles when Jeff is found dead and buried in the couple's backyard. Susan is accused of murder, and she defends the charge by asserting that she had been the victim of physical and mental abuse for years. But the prosecutor is skeptical and seeks to prove that Susan is a sociopath who uses her looks...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
Wife abuse in Latin America and Mexico is discussed in the introduction. The main body of the book is the story of a fictional victim of wife abuse, Estela, told in first person. Each chapter includes questions for further reflection and understanding.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A unique recovery programme created by one of the worlds leading on-line authorities on Narcissistic Abuse. Narcissistic abuse was originally defined as a specific form of emotional abuse of children by narcissistic parents, more recently the term has been applied more broadly to refer to any abuse by a narcissist (someone that who admires their own attributes), in particular adult-to-adult relationships the abuse may be mental, physical, financial,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
Aunque los patrones están cambiando y en cada sociedad el maltrato se combate de una manera, la violencia física o psicológica no suele comenzar repentinamente, sino que es un tortuoso camino para las víctimas en el que primero se impone el desprecio, el control, el aislamiento o el chantaje, luego el insulto o las amenazas y por fin, el daño físico.
17) The burning bed
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This film is based on the true story of Francine Hughes, a battered housewife who was prosecuted in 1977 for dousing her abusive husband with gasoline and setting him on fire as he slept.
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