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OverviewIn 1995, Kentucky governor Brereton Jones granted parole to ten women who had been convicted of killing, conspiring to kill, or assaulting the men who had abused them for years. The media began referring to them as the Sisters in Pain, a name they embraced. These are their stories. Linda Elisabeth Beattie and Mary Angela Shaughnessy's interviews of seven of the Sisters in Pain detail the physical, sexual, or psychological abuse they suffered at the hands of their husbands or boyfriends, battery beyond comprehension. Anyone who has ever asked, Why don't they just leave? will come to understand the interconnected strands of abuse that make just living through another day a personal triumph.Beattie and Shaughnessy address the pervasive nature of domestic violence in America and explore the legal ramifications of fighting back. Their interviews with the Sisters in Pain reveal the ways in which these women have picked up the pieces of their shattered lives and learned to face the future. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elisabeth Beattie , L Elisabeth Beattie , Linda Elisabeth Beattie , Mary Angela Shaughnessy, S.C.N., J.D.Publisher: University Press of Kentucky Imprint: University Press of Kentucky ISBN: 9781322598345ISBN 10: 1322598347 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 01 January 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA worthy book that gives pause. -- Publishers Weekly Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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