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Run, Mummy, Run (2011)

by Cathy Glass(Favorite Author)

4.27 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0007299281 (ISBN13: 9780007299287)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Harper

review 1: Cathy's writing style in this book was different to others I have read. Not written about foster children, this was a story about a mothers abuse and demonstrated how difficult it is for battered wives to break the abusive cycle. I did not find myself judging this woman but instead, Cathy wrote about the sliding of this poor womans intelligence, integrity and self esteem with such detail and accuracy of the timing of events, it is understandable how this can happen. I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it difficult to put down as i considered how many families in our community are hiding horrendous secrets. I found myself calling out to Aisha in my mind "don't go in there" or "just keep running". I was completely engaged with this story.
review 2: Usually I l... moreike Cathy Glass, but I didn't particularly care for this book. This was a novel about a battered wife. I think the point was to show how easy it is for a woman to find herself trapped in an abusive relationship with no way out (that she can see).If this had been a work of non-fiction I think I would have been more interested. I like stories about real people overcoming real problems. But a fictional novel about spousal abuse...I just couldn't see the point. The woman's life got as bad as the author wanted it to get, and then the woman got help. It's just a story. (And yes, I like fiction too. Just not fiction about abused wives.) less

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