Publisher's Synopsis
In this captivating account of her escape from more than 20 years of domestic abuse, Evelyn Dahlke captures the intricacies of how a woman can be induced into a world of abuse.how she can lose herself and so identify with her abuser that she colludes with him to protect the secret of the abuse. From naïve college student courted by a seemingly eligible male classmate to grown woman and mother of three groveling for survival in the mire of a farm yard, Dahlke walks the reader through the vivid details, sometimes horrific, of her tortuous journey to a place of hope. Using metaphor she holds the reader in the darkness of the chrysalis until the reader "squirms" impatiently for her to. spread her wings and fly away ...
