Time to Stop Pretending
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Book Overview
In the passion of this story resounds the brave voice of one woman who harnessed her courage and creativity to overcome seemingly insurmountable misfortunes: domestic violence, poverty, religious... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0839780613
ISBN13:9780839780618
Release Date:September 1999
Publisher:Paul S Eriksson
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.2" x 7.9"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Should be required reading.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I could not put this book down until I was finished. It is a very powerful and touching story that not only deals with the vicious cycle of domestic violence but also conveys the hopelessness of poverty and the dynamics of religious dependencies. The author's writing style is very personal and easy to read, almost as if she were right there telling you the story herself. Time to Stop pretending should be required reading for anyone considering a career in social work, law enforcement or related fields. Time to Stop Pretending is an excellent book.
Battering: well-written, original autobiog, no pop psych
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
One of the first books to tell us something new about the process of battering since Lenore Walker's classic twenty years ago. Rodriguez's autobiography is a beautifully written, stark, reflective memoir of her parents' abusive marriage as well as her own life with a battering husband and the effects on their eight children. No easy answers here, no excuses, no pop psychobabble, no sentimentality Ultimately a victory of the author's humanity. This book was begun in writing classes when the author, in mid-life, started college in an urban university. Thought- and discussion-provoking for those interested in autobiography, in American personal essays, in women's issues.
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