First Posted: 11/2016
5 Stars
Emotional and Triumphant
Norman wrote her story and I guess this is a rewrite of the original. Having never read the original, I read this one with tears in my eyes and tissues on my lap. I think it was very poignant and heartbreaking for me since I also am a survivor of DV and I also wrote my own story, but fictionalized it. It was very powerful for Norman to write of her abuse, and finally escape. The escape seemed to be part of what shows her strength, for her and her children, and how her life may have never been the same, or even her own. I am amazed by her tenacity for taking care of herself and her children. Norman is an amazing woman and I'm glad to share in her story. Unfortunately, no one really knows what happens behind closed doors, and this is another example of living in the horror that one may call home.
