Hiding from reality : my story of love, loss, and finding the courage within /

An estimated 80 percent of domestic abuse victims remain silent, suffocated by fear and relentless self-doubt. For Taylor, it was the threat of financial ruin and finding herself alone with her young daughter that kept her tethered to her volatile husband. But after a ferocious roundhouse punch from...

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Main Author: Armstrong, Taylor
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Gallery Books, 2012.
Edition:1st Gallery Books hardcover ed.
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Summary:An estimated 80 percent of domestic abuse victims remain silent, suffocated by fear and relentless self-doubt. For Taylor, it was the threat of financial ruin and finding herself alone with her young daughter that kept her tethered to her volatile husband. But after a ferocious roundhouse punch from Russell fractured her face, resulting in reconstructive surgery, she finally made the brave decision to walk away from a man she loved and a legacy of physical abuse that she first encountered as a child and that haunted her throughout her adulthood.
Physical Description:vii, 264 pages ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9781451677713 (hardcover)
1451677715 (hardcover)