BOOK CLUB
Domestic abuse-themed book discussions where we are often joined by the author.
UPCOMING EVENT
Heidi Love will join the Tuesday, June 11 discussion of her just-released memoir now #1 on Amazon in the “New Releases—Abuse” category!
Breaking your silence around childhood sexual abuse, fulfilling a lifelong dream, sailing, the South Seas, and how travel can help heal from trauma -- any of these topics interest you, be sure to sign up for this discussion with the amazing Heidi.
Heidi has been supplying us with her previous book that is a healing journal and our go-to gift for our sister-survivors so I am particularly excited to have her with us.
WHO CAN JOIN
Our Book Club is open to those who identify as survivors and those who do not.
WHAT IT IS
The online Finding Our Voices Book Club is facilitated by Patrisha McLean and Mary Lou Smith, and meets about six times a year.
WHAT WE READ
We look at life through the lens of domestic abuse, because once you see it domestic abuse really is everywhere.
The authors of the books below have joined our online discussion!
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
Please support your local bookstore!
Lundy Bancroft’s “Why Does He Do That” is the bible to understanding who it is exploiting the love you had for them, and why they won’t change. A Finding Our Voices donates copies of this book to our sisters, inscribed by survivors whose photos are featured on our posters and bookmarks like Christine pictured here.
The Road to After is about the 10 year captivity of Rebekah Lowell (seen here hanging up her Finding Our Voices poster in Biddeford) as seen through the eyes of her children, and how the family healed through nature and art expressed in verse and illustration.
Memoirs of Partner Abuse
Parent as Abuser
Child Custody/Court Reform
Great Overviews
Understanding Narcissists
More Patrisha Picks
I met a group of women who’d been in violent relationships, years ago—when the book first came out. They’d all read the book, and one of them said: ‘How did you get inside my fuckin’ head?’ It’s the best review I ever got.
—Author Roddy Doyle in letter to Patrisha, March 2019
