This "captivating thriller full of twists and surprises" (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) about what happens when the death of a husband and father isn't the tragedy everyone believes is perfect for fans of the Netflix...
Family violence
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Author:Scott, KieranSummary: - Author:Bancroft, LundySummary:
In this book, domestic violence expert Lundy Bancroft uses his perspective as a therapist for abusive and controlling men to help women, their children, and other family members who have been touched by abuse understand why abusers...
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Author:Watson, FeliciaSummary:Logan Crane’s life changed dramatically the day a blind fit of temper resulted in him accidentally injuring his wife. Although he’s now in an abuser counseling program, Logan cannot face the real source of his unhappiness: he’s always...
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Author:Watson, FeliciaSummary:La vida de Logan Crane cambió radicalmente cuando, ciego de furia, le hizo daño a su esposa. Ahora está en un programa de asesoramiento para maltratadores y debe enfrentarse a la verdadera fuente de su infelicidad: siempre se ha sentido...
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Author:Fisher, TarrynSummary:Imagine that your husband has two other wives. You've never met the other wives. None of you know each other, and because of this unconventional arrangement, you can see your husband only one day a week. But you love him so much you don...
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Author:Michaelides, AlexSummary:"That rarest of beasts: the perfect thriller. This extraordinary novel set my blood fizzing-I quite literally couldn't put it down."-A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window This program includes a...
- Author:Michaelides, AlexSummary:
**THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "An unforgettable-and Hollywood-bound-new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy." - Entertainment Weekly. The Silent Patient is a...
- Author:Crow, DavidSummary:
Growing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his siblings idolized their dad. Tall, strong, smart, and brave, the self-taught Cherokee regaled his family with stories of his World War II feats. But as time passed, David...
- Author:Lippman, LauraSummary:
Baltimore investigator Tess Monaghan has her hands full with five murder cases that have gone cold. Each has a domestic violence angle, and the cases also share a disturbing connection--one that points to Tess herself.
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Author:COX, JosephineSummary:Leonard Mears is a powerful and successful businessman with a hard heart. Ruthlessly presiding over his wife and children, he shuts them away from the outside world and brutally punishes them for any disoberdience. He is also a man with...
- Author:Laguna, SofieSummary:
Told from the mesmerising point of view and in the inimitable voice of Jimmy, this is an extraordinary novel about a poor family who is struggling to cope with a different and difficult child.
- Author:Weenie, KendraSummary:
This book will resonate with those who have lived with violence and educate many who don't understand how difficult it can be to leave an abusive partner. Clearly written and interspersed with messages of hope and tips for self-care,...
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Author:Goobie, BethSummary:Sophie is in a lot of trouble. She is on probation for stealing and is doing poorly at school. Her mom doesn't really talk to her, and the other adults in her life are pressuring Sophie to talk about her bruises. Sophie worries...
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Author:Dutton, Donald G.Summary:Rethinking Domestic Violence is the third in a series of books by Donald Dutton critically reviewing research in the area of intimate partner violence (IPV). The research crosses disciplinary lines, including social and clinical...
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Author:Langhorse, BarbaraSummary:How do you rebuild a life? In this unsentimental collection of poems, Barbara Langhorst revisits a violent personal tragedy through startling imagery that rends even as it heals. Restless White Fields is unique, unexpected, and...
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Author:Ryan, DarleneSummary:Maddie is living on the streets, trying to protect herself and make enough money to get a place to stay and find a way to go back to school. When she meets Q, she is wary but welcomes his friendship. And then she meets Dylan, a six-year...
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Author:King, MSummary:Sequel to Breaking Faith After serving six years for murdering his abusive father, Tommy Hawks is released from prison. He moves back in with what’s left of his family and tries to negotiate a new life with them and his partner, Brett,...
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Author:Connie Guberman, Margie, WolfeSummary:Women and children live in the shadow of violence all the time. Rape, child abuse and sexual assault, pornography, wife battery and sexual harassment are facts of everyday life in our society. In No Safe Place, all of these issues are...
- Author:Chambers, Lori, Verrelli, NadiaSummary:
An RCMP sting caught Nicole Doucet (Ryan) trying to hire a hitman to kill her ex-husband. It was supposed to be an open-and-shut case. It wasn't. She was acquitted on the basis of duress in a context of abuse. But her ordeal did...
- Author:Trethewey, Natasha D.Summary:
A chillingly personal and exquisitely wrought memoir of a daughter reckoning with the brutal murder of her mother at the hands of her former stepfather, and the moving, intimate story of a poet coming into her own in the wake of a...
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