I was recently asked to review Invisible Witness: Healing From My
Family's Legacy of Domestic Violence written by Lisa Kroulik. I’m sure you can
guess what it’s about just from the title.
I have a rather interesting past so at first I wasn’t sure
if I wanted to read this or not. I wasn’t sure as to what emotions would
surface. I decided to read it anyway and deal with whatever I felt. Just to say
upfront, I’m glad that I took the chance and read this book.
In the book you can tell that Lisa took great pain and
emotion to write this. There are very few subjects that are more personal as
subject of violence and how it affected you as a child and into your adulthood.
Lisa starts the story by letting you know that she
was never touched physically by the violence. Just because you aren’t physically
harmed doesn’t mean you aren’t emotionally scared. As a child she saw a lot and it did affect how
she lived the rest of her life.
Her father abused her mother and she witnessed it.
The book goes on to say how it affected her and her future relationships. She
really tried to marry someone that wasn’t like her father but actually ended up
doing just that. Not to spoil anything but I am really glad of her choice of
what to do with that relationship.
From personal experience with violence I know just
how hard it is for it NOT to affect your life. It really takes a part out of
you and takes a lot to overcome. I really think this book is great. Not just
for people who are in a similar situation, but for everyone. Even if you are
not someone who first hand dealt with violence, I bet you know someone who has.
This may help you understand that person as well.
Go to Amazon and download your kindle version today.
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Danielle F - Thanks for sharing about this book, Katrina. Abuse can take many forms, all of them hurtful. Fortunately I've been able to rise above my past through forgiveness. javcatone at hotmail dot com
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