Walk Out the Door
by Pearl Wolfe and Evelyn Anderton
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Pub Date 15 Sep 2022 | Archive Date 20 Apr 2023
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Description
Orphaned at 15, Liz built a life for herself as the owner of the Shady Grove Café. Single, outspoken, and independent, she unknowingly walks into an intergenerational trap when she falls for perceptive, funny, and irresistible Matt. Only after they marry does Liz discover that his erratic and violent behavior mirrors his father’s brutality.
Walk Out the Door uncovers the deep imprint domestic violence makes from one generation to the next. Two generations of domestic violence are portrayed in this engaging piece of fiction. We’re rooting all the way for it to end with survivors, not victims.
A Note From the Publisher
Both authors have a history as activists focused on domestic violence, homelessness, and poverty. Wolfe and Anderton are recipients of the City of Eugene “Human Rights Recognition Award” for their dedication to the empowerment of women through their work on domestic violence.
Wolfe has a B.A. in Social Work from University of Wisconsin and an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon. Anderton holds a B.A in English from UC Berkeley.
Advance Praise
“Walk Out the Door is a vivid and visceral reading experience, and more than that, an education.
Hard-hitting, engaging, empowering, Walk Out the Door is a fresh, unflinchingly realistic, and ultimately redemptive story of generational domestic violence. The situations it depicts are unavoidable in today’s culture. Don’t miss it.
Is Quinn, the abusive celebrity judge, above the law? Will Quinn’s legacy destroy his son Matt’s marriage to Liz? Can friends, relatives, and social workers help Liz regain her self-confidence and independence when so many others like her have been unable to leave destructive love relationships?
Behind years of their own professional experience, Authors Wolfe and Anderton give us an authentic, simultaneously tender and gritty account of Liz’s journey through the labyrinthian and insidious corridors of domestic violence.”
-Charlie Price, Edgar Award Winning Author, THE INTERROGATION OF GABRIEL JAMES
“A story that invites you to consider your own relationships as you relate to the lives of its characters. Escape into this good read and learn about the complexities of relationship violence and the people who experience it.”
-Kate Barkley, PhD, Former Executive Director, Womenspace, Eugene, OR.
“Staged in the excitement of a popular cafe with lively music and great eats, crowds gather to connect. Liz, the café’s successful entrepreneur, suddenly finds herself facing anger and escalating violence when she quickly marries her new love.
Will Liz be the only one who gets hurt? Watch it spill over to her family, friends and even her customers? You’ll join her cadre of supporters as the danger rises. A great guide to help free someone you care about from abuse.”
-Cherie Bynum, Clinical Social Worker
"Highly recommended for its astute considerations of various decision-making influences, Walk Out the Door is recommended for any fiction library looking for profiles of abusers, victims, and how such relationships evolve and are handled by those who would protect women." Midwest Book Review
"A staggering peek behind the curtain of domestic violence and the strength of the human spirit" Independent Book Review
"Nerve-wracking... The story is fast-paced and full of action." Readers' Favorite
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| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781639883400 |
| PRICE | US$17.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 318 |
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