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No Visible Bruises : What We Don ’ t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
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By Rachel Louise Snyder
Article by carol s .
The Book Club had originally planned to read and discuss No Visible Bruises : What We Don ’ t Know about Domestic Violence Can Kill Us by Rachael Louise Snyder in April in commemoration of International Women ’ s Day on March 8 due to its call to action to highlight gender inequality and violence against women . This meeting was postponed because of the pandemic until November , but it was also a very fitting read to raise awareness for the global 16 Days Campaign and the UNiTE Campaign of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence that kick off annually on November 25 , the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women , and run until December 10 , Human Rights Day . The World Health Organ-
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ization labels violence against prefers to call it ) and gives you insightful takeaways on the Violence women “ a global health problem of epidemic proportions ,” and the Against Women Act , danger assessment tools , the significance of
UN Office on Drugs and Crime concluded “ the home the most guns in domestic homicide , the dangerous place for a woman to therapy programs for abusers , the be ” with 50,000 women around need for the cooperation of social the world killed in 2017 . services and law enforcement , the need for women ’ s shelters and
No Visible Bruises is a nonfiction transitional housing , and why book about domestic violence evidence-based prosecution is so in the United States , and it is important . extremely well-researched and well-written . This extraordinary People shy away from talking book has won several prizes , about domestic violence , but including the Hillman Prize for Snyder convinces us that it ’ s time Book Journalism , and was named for the conversation — it can save one of the 10 Best Books of the lives . Year by several publications , including the New York Times staff critics , and it deserves all the Comments : honor !
A gripping book that is “ written The first part of the book is the for the layperson , the one who powerful story of Michelle and knows nothing but assumes everything .” Highly recommended for
Rocky that debunks the myths that perpetuate abuse . In the women and men ( young and old ). second part , the author inter- — Carol H . rogates the abusers , showing that No Visible Bruises shines a flashlight into some of the corners of they aren ’ t always the rageaholics that one imagines , and investigates the possibility of their the issue of domestic violence , an important subject that often changing . In the third part , she remains in the dark due to shame follows and interviews the people and / or fear … Synder ’ s writing style on the frontlines of domestic in this moving reportage is as violence and domestic homicide . gripping as fiction , as intimate as
Snyder ’ s genius shows in her a memoir , and a very informed weaving of the stories with facts telling of an unfair and unbalanced crisis of American family life . and analysis . She changes your awareness of domestic abuse ( or
— Venita K . intimate partner terrorism , as she
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