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Image of a redheaded woman with a ponytail who has a turnkey in her back. Text says "A Memoir A Well-Trained Wife My Escape from Christian Patriarchy" by Tia Levings."

A Well-Trained Wife

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A WELL-TRAINED WIFE rating: four stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐. A WELL-TRAINED WIFE: MY ESCAPE FROM CHRISTIAN PATRIARCHY by Tia Levings (St. Martin’s Press/Macmillan, August 6, 2024) is a blunt and staggering account of a woman’s marriage, motherhood, escape, and recovery within the extreme (arguably now mainstream) religious right. You can call it dominionism, you can call it […]

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Image of bones crossed over flowers and fruit. Text says "Stephanie Foo What My Bones Know A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma." The cover blurb says, "'Achingly exquisite . . . providing real hope for those who long to heal.'–Lori Gottlieb, New York Times Bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone."

What My Bones Know

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WHAT MY BONES KNOW rating: four stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐. CW: child abuse. Got deep trauma? Feel like true healing is impossible? You need to read this stunning memoir, WHAT MY BONES KNOW, by radio producer and journalist Stephanie Foo (Ballantine/Penguin Random House, February 21, 2023). She explains how she ended up with complex PTSD (C-PTSD) and

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