wife abuse

Contains twenty articles that explore various aspects of violence against women, presenting an overview of the problem, discussing battered women and the law, examining society's response to domestic violence, and including personal narratives of abuse.

Discusses violence against women including domestic violence and rape, as well as the American culture of sex and violence, getting help for victims, and ideas for prevention.

This book explores the nature and scope of violence against women as well as possible solutions to this long-standing problem.

Rosie, tired of being abused, leaves her husband to start a new life, but he savagely pursues her and continues to terrorize her.

After attempting to save his ex-babysitter from wife abuse, Cracker Jackson gains an adult insight into the sadness of failed heroics.

After attempting to save his ex-babysitter from wife abuse, Cracker Jackson gains an adult insight into the sadness of failed heroics.

In western Massachusetts in 1976, still grieving and guilt-ridden over her father's drowning, twelve-year-old Blue is dealt another blow when her older sister, Star, runs away to escape their stepfather's violence against their mother.

After discovering the secrets that lie in an abandoned house, fourteen-year-old Susan Backstrom, with the help of some new friends, has the ability to make a safe, new life for herself.

A year after running away with a traveling carnival to escape his unbearable home life, sixteen-year-old Michael returns to Miami, Florida, to find that his mother is going on trial for the murder of his abusive stepfather.

Provides facts about violence against women, exploring what causes aggressive behavior, and discussing treatment, intervention, and legal remedies.