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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
If only...DV agencies had the resources to physically transplant an entire family across country to avoid their abuser. This book illuminates dv well but cursed all agencies because of its promise that if you are in an abusive situation, you, too could be moved from New York to Florida. NOT!!! Drat Quinlan for her well-intentioned faux pas.
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Boy this was rough! A really interesting look into escaping abuse. It’s difficult to not be rooting for Fran/Beth and Robert. This felt very real. The ending was very rough, however.
Terrifying account (fictional) of what it's like to be in an abusive relationship.
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This story is one of the most anxiety-inducing ones I’ve ever picked up. I was stunned by the physical and mental abuse that Fran Benedetto had endured for almost two decades. The emotional breakdown that it caused her, the acute loneliness she experienced and the stripping of her dignity and self respect had me reaching for a tissue. This story gives insight into the life of a battered woman and all the emotional and psychological disturbances it gives rise to. Not for the faint of heart.
A fast, well-written, but suffocating read about a woman who goes into hiding with her son to escape her abusive husband. Even though she changes her name, hair style, and moves halfway across the country, it is pretty clear that he is going to catch up with her eventually. The dialogue is not always awesome and the story as a whole is a little one note, but I imagine that if you are in that situation, that one note would ring pretty true.
This book explains why it’s so difficult for a woman to leave a man who batters her, and how she never fully escapes that relationship l.