Book excerpt: As rightly stated by a Domestic abuse advocate, it is a rare privilege to be allowed inside someones mind and a huge responsibility especially when that mind has been battered almost into submission. The author gives readers a vivid description and an understanding of the physical, emotional, and psychological dynamics that drive the actions of a woman that has been battered into a life of hopelessness. An understanding that she hopes will make you a channel of support to those who are trapped in the valleys of destructive relationships, and who need a lifeline to pull them up from the valley of abuse and hopelessness to the stable ground of refuge and hope.