Crazy Love: A Memoir - Rilegato

Steiner, Leslie Morgan

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ISBN 10: 0312377452 ISBN 13: 9780312377458

Casa editrice: St Martins Pr, 2009

Riassunto

Recounts the author's marriage to a man she subsequently discovered had been brutally abused as a child, her terror in the face of his escalating attacks on her, and her efforts to escape the marriage when she realized that her husband might kill her.

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Recensione:

"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"

L'autore:

Leslie Morgan Steiner is the editor of the highly acclaimed anthology Mommy Wars. She writes Two Cents on Working Motherhood for Mommy Track’d: The Working Mother’s Guide to Managed Chaos. She wrote the popular “On Balance” blog for washingtonpost.com from 2006-2008.

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• Editore: St Martins Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0312377452
• ISBN 13: 9780312377458
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 325