When Love Hurts
Jill Cory & Karen McAndless-Davis
Womankind Press
1316 Seventh Street, New Westminster, BC V3M 2K1
9780968601617, $19.95, www.womankind.ca
He'll Change, It's Only a phase, he only does because he
loves me--the words of so many women in abusive relationships. Why do so
many women stay in them, even when the abuse gets flat out criminal, why
do so many continue this behavior- viewed as completely irrational by
the people looking into the relationship from the outside? "When
Love Hurts: A Woman's Guide to Understanding Abuse in
Relationships" is an exploration of this baffling question to help
women answer them--What's wrong, Why does it happen, am I at fault,
Why do I stay, among others--and invaluable advice to help them get out
of these terrible situations that no one deserves to be in. Highly
recommended to women who feel they are in this predicament, and
community library collections on women's studies.
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