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- Under currents [sound recording] / by Roberts, Nora,author.; LaVoy, January,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by January LaVoy."From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a novel about the power of family to harm--and to heal. Within the walls of a tasteful, perfectly kept house in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, young Zane Bigelow feels like a prisoner of war. Strangers--and even Zane's own aunt across the lake--see his parents as a successful surgeon and his stylish wife, making appearances at their children's ballet recitals and baseball games. Zane and his sister know the truth: There is something terribly wrong. As his father's violent, controlling rages--and his mother's complicity--become more and more oppressive, Zane counts the years, months, days until he can escape. He looks out for little Britt, warning her: Be smart; Be careful. In fear for his very life, he plays along with the insidious lie that everything is fine, while scribbling his real thoughts in a secret journal he must carefully hide away. When one brutal, shattering night finally reveals cracks in the façade, Zane begins to understand that some people are willing to face the truth, even when it hurts. As he grows into manhood and builds a new kind of family, he will find that while the darkness of his past may always shadow him, it will also show him what is necessary for good to triumph--and give him strength to draw on when he once again must stand up and defend himself and the ones he loves ..."--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Family violence; Adult child abuse victims;
- Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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- Dear wife / by Belle, Kimberly,author.;
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- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Runaway wives; Detective and mystery stories; Abused wives; Missing persons;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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- A good wife : escaping the life I never chose / by Zafar, Samra,author.; Masters, Meg,1960-author.;
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- Subjects: Biographies.; Zafar, Samra.; Abused wives; Pakistanis; Pakistani Canadians; Women;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The son of the house / by Onyemelukwe-Onuobia, Cheluchi,1978-author.; Cleveland, Karen,author.;
"Celebrating the resilience of women as they navigate and transform what remains a man's world. In the city of Enugu in the 1970s, young Nwabulu dreams of becoming a typist as she endures her employers' endless chores. Although a housemaid since the age of ten, she is tall and beautiful and in love with a rich man's son. Educated and privileged, Julie is a modern woman. Living on her own, she is happy to collect the gold jewellery love-struck Eugene brings her, but has no intention of becoming his second wife. When dramatic events straight out of a movie force Nwabulu and Julie into a dank room years later, the two women relate the stories of their lives as they await their fate. Pulsing with vitality and intense human drama, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia's debut is set against four decades of vibrant Nigeria, and celebrates the resilience of women as they navigate and transform what remains a man's world."--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Abused women; Kidnapping; Social classes; Women;
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- Once in a blue moon / by Sala, Sharon.;
"Cathy Terry is tired of running. Full of fear and hope, she backpacked across the country to Blessings, Georgia, not knowing if or when her abusive ex-husband would catch up to her. In Blessings she glimpses a safe haven and the closest feeling to home she's had in a long time--even more so when she meets Duke Talbot. The sweet, strong, and handsome rancher provides a shoulder to lean on. The stakes get higher as the community embraces her and her relationship with Duke deepens--but can Cathy claim a new home and family before her past claims her?"--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Abused women; Divorced women; Ranchers; Love stories;
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- The bite / by Taylor, Z. W.,author.;
In this debut novel by Z.W. Taylor, Charlotte is on the run from an abusive relationship and hoping to start over in Alaska. Little does she know that her new life is one that is only supposed to exist in fairy tales. When a minor decision puts her in the wrong place at the wrong time, shes forced to fight for her very being because that seemingly minor decision has turned her life into a nightmare - and it only took one bite.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Paranormal fiction.; Werewolf fiction.; Novels.; Abused women; Man-woman relationships; Runaway women; Werewolves;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Smokescreen : what the marijuana industry doesn't want you to know / by Sabet-Sharghi, Kevin A.(Kevin Abraham),1979-author.; Kennedy, Pat(Cartoonist),writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references.In 'Smokescreen', the leading marijuana authority in the world - informed by hundreds of interviews and scores of confidential documents - lays bare the unvarnished truth about marijuana in America.
- Subjects: Marijuana industry; Marijuana; Cannabis; Marijuana abuse; Drug abuse;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Lost child : the true story of a girl who couldn't ask for help / by Hayden, Torey L.,author.;
Jessie is nine years old and looks like the perfect little girl, with red hair, green eyes and a beguiling smile. She even has a talent for drawing gorgeous and intricate pictures. But Jessie also knows how to get her own way and will lie, scream, shout and hurt to get just exactly what she wants. Her parents say they can't take her back, and her social workers struggle to deal with her destructive behaviour and wild mood swings. After her chaotic passage through numerous foster placements, Jessie has finally received a diagnosis of an attachment disorder. Attachment disorders arise when children are deprived of the all- important close bonds with trustworthy adults that allow them to develop emotionally and thrive. Finally educational psychologist Torey Hayden is called in to help. Torey agrees to weekly meetings with Jessie to try and uncover why she is acting out. Torey's gentle care and attention reveal shocking truths behind Jessie's lies. Can Torey and the other social workers help to provide the consistent loving care that has so far been missing in Jessie's life, or will she push them away too?
- Subjects: Hayden, Torey L.; Abused children; Attachment disorder in children; Attachment disorder in children.; Problem children;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Under our clothes : our first talk about our bodies / by Roberts, Jillian,1971-; Heinrichs, Jane,1982-;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.Introduces the topics of bodies, body safety and body image.LSC
- Subjects: Human body; Body image; Child sexual abuse; Child abuse;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Complicit : how our culture enables misbehaving men / by Bravo, Reah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A thoroughly researched and deeply personal examination of how we unintentionally condone sexual misconduct and other workplace abuses. When Reah Bravo was hired to work on the Charlie Rose show, the open secret of Rose's behavior toward women didn't deter her from pursuing a position she felt could launch her career in broadcast journalism. She believed that she would be more than capable of handling any unprofessional behavior that might come her way. But she soon learned that the discrepancy between the strong, independently minded woman she believed herself to be and the reality of her culturally conditioned, deferential behavior was vast. No person can accurately predict how one will respond in an abusive situation until one is in it. In a post-MeToo world, where many corporations mandate trainings to prevent misconduct, how do abusers continue to victimize their colleagues? When we live in a society where many feminist ideals are mainstream and women make up a significant percentage of the workforce, why is gender harassment more prevalent than ever? In Complicit, Bravo weaves her professional and personal experiences with insights from experts and other victims to reveal the psychological and cultural forces that make us all enablers of a sexist status quo. The result is a nuanced and comprehensive view of the ways we contribute to environments that harm the most vulnerable among us. With searing research and enlightening commentary, Bravo shines a light on what exactly makes professional misconduct and toxic work environments so pervasive and charts a path towards affecting real change"--
- Subjects: Abused women.; Sex crimes.; Sex discrimination in employment.; Sexual harassment.;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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