Alte Friedman
Don’t get it twisted, abusive relationships are unfortunate situations that sadly, are common in our modern society, and has been for longer than we would like to admit it. A relationship where one party continually mistreats the other frequently, relishes in it, and continually uses every excuse to do so is something that has to be looked down upon.
So, you might ask, what’s the point of glorifying it in fiction? The precise opposite of glorifying that is! By presenting the readers, especially young readers, fiction books that contain abusive relationship within their dynamics we can introduce them to the concept, teach them the warning signs for early detection, and, hopefully, keep them safe.
The fact that the accounts are fictional is a plus since real human beings of flesh and blood were not hurt, physically or psychologically, for the making of these anecdotal tales. Let them be a warning for those in those in such relationships on how to get out.
#1 The Last Cotillion by Thadeus Parkland
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For any woman struggling to survive abuse – this is a must read. A novel telling the story of two amazing women who move beyond the cruel lives thrust upon them by fate and family. Untold truths are revealed; information hidden from family and friends for fear of shame and public humiliation.
A grandmother on her deathbed revealing her son was a stolen baby. The loss of the child pushed another woman to move forward into a life of service she would have never imagined. Both woman victims of sexual assault, both women touching other lives in ways they would have never dreamed of. Both ultimately healing; one on her deathbed — the other through compassion and forgiveness. |
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#2 Psychopath Free: Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships With Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other Toxic People
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Emotional abuse is more prevalent in relationships than most realize or would admit. Psychopath Free covers insights and inspiration to recover from psychopathic and emotional abuse. This is a guide for survivors written by a survivor. |
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#3 One Little Secret: A Novel
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Three neighborhood couples rent a glass beach home in the Hamptons – but not all return – get ready as Holahan amazingly unravels their interconnections below the surface and one little secret at a time… including a physically abusive relationship. |
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#4 But I Love Him by Amanda Grace
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A novel by Amanda Grace, But I Love Him tells the tale of a girl who falls in love with a haunted man. This believable story unravels a love that has gone wrong and how the protagonist finds herself deep in an abusive relationship. For a small book, it portrays the abuser and abused in a candid and concise light. |
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#5 Led Astray: A Crime Thriller by Karlianna Voncil
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I recommend this book for all readers because the protagonist is thirteen at the beginning of the story, and it’s a gritty, gripping thriller that will be sure to keep readers enthralled from the first page to the last.
Set in the Texas Panhandle, it tackles the tough topics of family, friends, and how it can cost a young person to fall in with the wrong crowd. In this case, he types of relationships involve neglect, peer pressure, gang-like mentalities and teenage relationships. |
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#6 When Nothing Matters By Valeria Lopes
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At the end of the nineteenth century, before slavery was outlawed in Imperial Brazil, the beautiful 20-year-old Lucya lived with her wealthy family on a coffee plantation in the countryside of São Paulo city. But, despite the apparent tranquility, life was about to turn very bleak for the well-off family and their slaves. Father and son had built a thriving coffee business, but their gambling addiction drove them into bankruptcy. |
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[su_box title=”Contributors to this article” box_color=”#ffcad7″ title_color=”#000000″ radius=”0″]Thadeus Parkland from P1Press
Kirsten Trammell from Words with Kirsten
Tracy Minsky from Meryl Moss Media
Adina Mahalli from EnlightenedReality
Karlianna Voncil from KarliannaVoncil
Amy Krakow from PiuBook Publishing
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