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Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Language
English
Description
At the break of dawn, Caroline Shelby rolls into Oysterville, Washington, a tiny hamlet at the edge of the raging Pacific. She's come home. Home to a place she thought she'd left forever, home of her heart and memories, but not her future. Ten years ago, Caroline launched a career in the glamorous fashion world of Manhattan. But her success in New York imploded on a wave of scandal and tragedy, forcing her to flee to the only safe place she knows....
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a novel about the power of family to harm--and to heal. Within the walls of a tasteful, perfectly kept house in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, young Zane Bigelow feels like a prisoner of war. Strangers--and even Zane's own aunt across the lake--see his parents as a successful surgeon and his stylish wife, making appearances at their children's ballet recitals and baseball games. Zane and his...
Author
Publisher
s.n
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
270 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brooke Nolan is a battered child who makes an anonymous phone call about the escalating brutality in her home. When social services jeopardize her safety condemning her to keep her father's secret, it's a glass of spilled milk at the dinner table that forces her to speak about the cruelty she's been hiding.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
400 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When young, pretty Catherine Bailey meets Lee Brightman, she can't believe her luck. Gorgeous, charismatic, and a bit mysterious, Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. But what begins as flattering attention and spontaneous, passionate sex transforms into raging jealousy, and Catherine soon discovers that Lee's dazzling blue eyes and blond good looks hide a dark, violent nature. ... Increasingly isolated and driven into the darkest corner of her...
Author
Publisher
Dog Ear Publishing
Pub. Date
c2017
Physical Desc
110 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Masked explains the dynamics of abuse in clear and straightforward language and outlines steps to take to get out of an abusive situation, how to start the recovery process, and what to consider when beginning new relationships.
Author
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Berkley Trade Paperback Edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 408 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bancroft shows the reader how to improve, survive, or leave an abusive relationship while learning about ten abusive personality types, the role of drugs and alcohol, and what you can fix and what you can't.
Author
Publisher
Health Communications
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A Child Called "It" is the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. Dave Pelzer was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother. He survived the abuse, and through his story, helps other people who have had abusive childhoods.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Exploring his spiritual rebirth and connection with his Jewish roots, the author recollects his unconventional childhood during which he was abused and bullied until he summoned the courage to fight back.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
viii, 276 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The raw, uplifting, and unforgettable memoir from the CEO and president of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence chronicling her personal battle against abuse, violence, and even a murder attempt. Ruth M. Glenn wasn't surprised the first time her husband beat her. She was hurt and disappointed but after a childhood in a broken and violent home, she was not surprised. After all, this was just the way things were, right? It was only after...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure...
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
187 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In December, 2009, Susan Cox Powell was reported missing from her home in West Valley City, Utah. Her husband, Josh Powell, became the prime suspect in the case. Josh's sister, Jennifer Graves, realized her brother was probably the killer. She devoted herself to the safety of Susan's boys Charlie and Braden, but they too were murdered by their father in February 2012. Jennifer shares her struggles and triumphs in coming to terms with with this tragedy....