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What we did / by Kent, Christobel,author.;
What would you do if you accidentally encountered the man who once abused you? Bridget's life is small and safe: she loves her husband and her son, and she works hard to keep her own business afloat. Until one day, her former violin teacher Anthony Carmichael walks into her shop with the teenager he's clearly grooming. Carmichael begins to stalk Bridget, trying to terrify her into silence. But Bridget is older and stronger now and suddenly, she snaps and fights back. Now Bridget must find a way to deal with the aftermath of her actions ...
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Businesswomen; Adult child abuse victims; Stalking victims; Victims of crimes; Revenge;
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The act [videorecording] : the complete limited series / by Clermont-Tonnerre, Laure de,television director.; Fidell, Hannah,television director.; Piet, Steven,television director.; Arkin, Adam,television director.; Choe, Christina,television director.; Antosca, Nick,screenwriter,creator.; Arquette, Patricia,1968-actor.; Dean, Michelle,1979-screenwriter,creator.; King, Joey,1999-actor.; Sevigny, Chloë,actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Joey King, Patricia Arquette, Chloe Sevigny.Explores the tragic relationship between young Gypsy Blanchard and her overprotective mother Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette, in her Primetime Emmy winning performance). As Gypsy strives to break free from her mom's controlling influence, she begins to uncover a host of secrets that propel her down a deadly path.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Television mini-series.; Biographical television programs.; Television crime shows.; Blanchard, Gypsy Rose, 1991-; Blanchard, Dee Dee, 1967-2015; Murder; Parricide; Fraud; Child abuse; Dysfunctional families; Abused children; Mothers and daughters; Trials (Murder); Munchausen syndrome by proxy;
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Post-traumatic : a novel / by Johnson, Chantal V.,author.;
"To the outside observer, Vivian is a success story--a dedicated lawyer who advocates for mentally ill patients at a New York City psychiatric hospital. Privately, Vivian contends with the memories and aftereffects of her bad childhood--compounded by the everyday stresses of being a Black Latinx woman in America. She lives in a constant state of hypervigilant awareness that makes even a simple subway ride into a heart-pounding drama. For years, Vivian has self-medicated with a mix of dating, dieting, dark humor and smoking weed with her BFF, Jane. But after a family reunion prompts Vivian to take a bold step, she finds herself alone in new and terrifying ways, without even Jane to confide in, and she starts to unravel. Will she find a way to repair what matters most to her?"
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Adult child sexual abuse victims; Families; Hispanic Americans; Women lawyers;
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The Home for Wayward Girls : a novel / by Bradley, Marcia,author.;
Growing up in the 1990s, Loretta knows little of life beyond the Home for Wayward Girls, the secluded ranch where her parents run a program designed to "correct" teen girls' "bad behavior." Loretta witnesses firsthand how the adults use abusive discipline to crush these young women's spirits and break their wills. Since childhood she's been afraid of her father, and avoids him by spending time with the residents, secretly teaching them the survival skills they'll need in case they manage to escape. One day, a horrifying act of violence forces Loretta to flee the ranch herself. Eventually finding safety and a sympathetic community, Loretta dedicates herself to working with lost, vulnerable, and defenseless teens, determined to prevent the same thing from happening to other girls like her.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Reformatories; Runaway teenagers; Teenage girls;
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Darker / by James, E. L.,author.; based on (work):James, E. L.Fifty shades trilogy.; sequel to:James, E. L.Grey.;
Their scorching, sensual affair ended in heartbreak and recrimination, but Christian Grey cannot get Anastasia Steele out of his mind, or his blood. Determined to win her back, he tries to suppress his darkest desires and his need for complete control, and to love Ana on her own terms. But the horrors of his childhood still haunt him, and Ana's scheming boss, Jack Hyde, clearly wants her for himself. Can Christian's confidant and therapist, Dr. Flynn, help him face down his demons? Or will the possessiveness of Elena, his seducer, and the deranged devotion of Leila, his former submissive, drag Christian down into the past? And if Christian does win Ana back, can a man so dark and damaged ever hope to keep her?
Subjects: Erotic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Sexual dominance and submission; Adult child abuse victims; Stalking; Dysfunctional families; Man-woman relationships;
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Hey, good luck out there / by Toews, Georgia,author.;
Subversive, captivating and vividly attuned to both the extraordinary and the mundane, Georgia Toews' debut novel is an unvarnished and intoxicating reckoning with the terror of addiction and hope of recovery. 'Hey, Good Luck Out There' is a tender portrait of a young woman in search of herself within the wreckage of her youth.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Addicts; Recovering alcoholics; Rehabilitation centers; Substance abuse; Women alcoholics; Young women;
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Fit to die : a thriller / by Kalla, Daniel,author.;
When Owen Galloway, the track star son of a prominent US senator, is found dead of an overdose in his bedroom, LAPD Detective Cari Garcia suspects that he's just another teenager who hid a drug addiction. In Vancouver, Dr. Julie Rees, an experienced toxicologist, notices a growing number of overdoses among body builders and people with eating disorders, and mentions it to her boyfriend, Detective Anson Chen. Then Rain Flynn, a famous pop star and social media influencer, dies in her Vancouver hotel room showing the same symptoms of a fatally high fever and uncontrollable seizures as Julie's other ER patients, including the co-owner of a wildly popular wellness center with locations in both Vancouver and LA. After an autopsy confirms that Rain overdosed on illicit diet pills containing a deadly toxin known as DNP--an explosive agent originally used in the trenches of World War I--the media gets hold of the story and runs wild with it. But who's behind the online marketing and distribution of DNP? And how is the wellness center connected? The daunting challenge of putting the pieces together falls to Detectives Garcia in LA and Chen in Vancouver. Can they solve these crimes before DNP becomes the next viral TikTok challenge?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Criminal investigation; Detectives; Drugs of abuse; Drugs;
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Trauma and recovery : the aftermath of violence -- from domestic abuse to political terror / by Herman, Judith Lewis,1942-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Trauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist Judith L. Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and political context. Drawing on her own research on incest, as well as a vast literature on combat veterans and victims of political terror, she shows surprising parallels between private horrors like child abuse and public horrors like war. This edition includes a new epilogue by the author assessing what has -- and hasn't -- changed in understanding and treating trauma over the last three decades."--
Subjects: Post-traumatic stress disorder; Psychic trauma;
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Friends, lovers, and the big terrible thing : a memoir / by Perry, Matthew,1969-author.;
"The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes readers onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his private struggles with addiction. Candid, self-aware, and told with his trademark humor, Perry vividly details his lifelong battle with the disease and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that shares the most intimate details of the love Perry lost, his darkest days, and his greatest friends. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and hilarious: this is the book fans have been waiting for"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Perry, Matthew, 1969-; Friends (Television program); Actors; Addicts; Substance abuse;
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Friends, lovers, and the big terrible thing [sound recording] : a memoir / by Perry, Matthew,1969-author,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the author."The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes readers onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his private struggles with addiction. Candid, self-aware, and told with his trademark humor, Perry vividly details his lifelong battle with the disease and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that shares the most intimate details of the love Perry lost, his darkest days, and his greatest friends. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and hilarious: this is the book fans have been waiting for"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Audiobooks.; Autobiographies.; Perry, Matthew, 1969-; Friends (Television program); Actors; Addicts; Substance abuse;
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