Everything I never dreamed : my life surviving and standing up to domestic violence

Everything I never dreamed My life surviving and standing up to domestic violence

Ruth M. Glenn

Large print - 2023

"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 she lay bleeding in a carwash parking lot, after being shot three times by him, that Glenn resolved - if she managed to survive - to spend the rest of her life standing up to domestic violence. Now, she brings her full story to the forefront with this survivor's tale crossed with a rousing call to action. She reveals her difficult but ultimately rewarding journey from that parking lot to sacrificing everything to obtain her advanced degrees. With her evocative and thoughtful voice, Gle...nn explores the dynamics of domestic violence, why women and children are seen as lesser in our society, how to stop victim-blaming, and how to demystify domestic violence to stop it once and for all. A memoir of resilience and courage, Everything I Never Dreamed is a necessary book that proves that abuse does not have to define a survivor's entire life."--

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Glenn, Ruth M.
Abused wives > United States > Biography.
Family violence > United States.
Women > Violence against > United States.
Women > Abuse of > United States.
Large type books.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Large print books.
Genres
Biographies
Autobiographies
Large print books
Published
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print 2023.
Language
English
Main Author
Ruth M. Glenn (author)
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition
Item Description
Regular print version previously published by Atria Books.
Physical Description
429 pages (large print) : portraits, photographs ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781638086130
  • Prologue
  • Part I. Before
  • 1. Somebody
  • 2. That Little Voice
  • 3. Below Myself
  • 4. Leaving
  • 5. Woman, 32, shot in head …
  • Part II. After
  • 6. Picking Up the Pieces
  • 7. The World Would Cease to Function
  • 8. Educated
  • 9. Finding My Communities
  • 10. Time for Advocacy
  • Part III. Advocacy
  • 11. Shelter
  • 12. Driving the Bus
  • 13. Everything I Never Dreamed
  • 14. Why We Do What We Do
  • 15. Making Peace
  • 16. Solidarity Among Survivors
  • Part IV. Designing Solutions
  • 17. Causes and Prevention
  • 18. Intervention
  • 19. Serving Victims and Survivors
  • 20. Accountability
  • Epilogue

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