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Amazing and insightful:
Beth Sipe writes about her exeperiences as a battered woman in this emotionally charged biography. She talks about the years of living with her abuser and raising her children in a home that was never without pain and abuse. She fights the legal system, mental health system, police, and military for support for years, but never gets the help with her situation without challenges. She tries to leave several times and even when she is able to get a restraining order, her husband violates it. Finally she is able to take no more and does something that will forever change her life and the life of her children. This is a must read for anyone working in domestic violence or for those who have lived with abuse and are on the road to recovery.
Amazing Strenght:
Beth Sipe recounts the horrifying abuse she encountered from the person she loved most and the law that should have protected her. This is a must read for anyone who is in an abusive relationship, recovering from an abusive relationship and anyone who has family or friends who suffer from abuse. Beth's strength, her will to live and her will to protect her children reflects throughout this book.
| Author: | Beth Sipe | | Author: | Evelyn J. Hall | | Binding: | Paperback | | Dewey Decimal Number: | 362.8292092 | | EAN: | 9780761901464 | | ISBN: | 0761901469 | | Number Of Pages: | 320 | | Publication Date: | 1996-05-20 |
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