The raw, uplifting, and unforgettable memoir from the CEO and president of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence chronicling her personal battle against abuse, violence, and even a murder attempt. Ruth M. Glenn wasn't surprised the first time her husband beat her. She was hurt and disappointed but after a childhood in a broken and violent home, she was not surprised. It was only after she lay bleeding, after being shot three times by him,...

Drawing on newly discovered letters from George Orwell’s wife, Eileen O’Shaughnessy, to her best friend, an award-winning author recreates the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century, pondering the question of what it takes to be a writer—and what it is to be a wife.