Crazy Love: A Memoir - Couverture rigide

Steiner, Leslie Morgan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0312377452 ISBN 13 : 9780312377458

Editeur : St Martin's Press, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Steiner Leslie Morgan

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"In this gripping, compulsively readable story of romantic love and its dreadful underside, Leslie Morgan Steiner has written a classic. What makes love turn to violence? How can a woman know she is at risk? These are some of the questions elegantly addressed in Steiner's important book about how she survived a marriage which almost killed her. Her painful journey from love to fear to sanity is ultimately heartening and serves a profound lesson. This book should be required reading for all women." "--" Susan Cheever

"Crazy Love reminds us that sometimes a marriage can go from being a mere skirmish in the battle of the sexes to becoming a full-on physical war. The book stands as a warning to all women to be vigilant when they pick their spouses, to always have an exit strategy in mind, to know where the money in the marriage is, to pick up as much education as possible - all for the possible day when they may find themselves battered, broke, terrified and alone. It can happen to anyone, and every woman should prepare herself for it." "--" Carolyn See, author of "Making a Literary Life"

"A harrowing cautionary tale that should be read by every woman who thinks romantic love can overcome all. I read this book in one terrifying gulp and plan to have my daughter read it. Every mother should do the same." "--" Elsa Walsh, staff writer for" The New Yorker" and author of" Divided Lives"

"After a few moments of disbelief--how could a nice girl from a nice family marry such a cruel and dangerous man?--I found myself cheering for this woman who gets off the floor--literally--and goes on to save her own life. "Crazy Love" is a deeply affecting account of cruelty and abuse in a marriagedoomed from the start. It is a reminder that while bad behavior can be explained it can never be excused, and that while placing blame is rarely useful, letting go is. Leslie Morgan Steiner's candor is wrenching and ultimately inspiring." "--" Jane Juska, author of" Unaccompanied Women" and "A Round-Heeled Woman"

"Leslie Morgan Steiner has written a memoir that is as seductive as a whirlwind romance. This is a book for every woman -- and man -- who has ever felt, as Steiner writes, that 'leaving was easy. The hard part was figuring out where to go.'" "--" Veronica Chambers, author, "Mama's Girl"

"Bright, beautiful and battered. Leslie Morgan Steiner didn't think of herself as a victim until it was almost too late. Hers is a success story that shows how excruciating a declaration of independence can be and how much happiness can come from it. Read it and cheer." "--" George Lardner, author of "The Stalking of Kristin" and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his" Washington Post" series investigating his daughter's murder by her ex-boyfriend

"Most love is crazy -- at first, it's that can't eat, can't sleep feeling. Then it moves into a comfortable, warm, hopefully, still sexy state. Leslie Morgan Steiner shows us with wrenching clarity when crazy is good and when crazy is something you need to leave. A must read for anyone in a consuming relationship." "--" Iris Krasnow, author of "New York Times" bestseller, . --"Dee Dee Myers, author of "Why Women Should Rule the World"

Quatrième de couverture :

When Leslie met her husband Conor she felt she'd found the man of her dreams. Smart, attentive and devoted to her, he was all she'd ever hoped for and it wasn't long before they were married.
But worrying cracks began to appear in this seemingly perfect relationship. For whilst Conor could sometimes make Leslie feel loved and cherished, at other times his abrupt, violent mood swings left her deeply troubled. And as the violence escalated, Leslie felt trapped in a world of terror - a world from which she knew she had to escape.
Harrowing and yet compulsively readable, Crazy Love throws a spotlight on the brutal, hidden world of abuse. As it takes you on a rollercoaster ride through hell, it tells the story of how one woman was forced to confront a painful truth: the man she loved seemed determined to kill her.
'I couldn't put it down... It's a must-read'
Dee Dee Myers, author of Why Women Should Rule the World

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À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: St Martin's Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0312377452
• ISBN 13: 9780312377458
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 336