Ana Williams is breaking her silence of 20 years protecting her family from public attention to tell her story so that it may inspire and support other women to break free from their abuser's grip and start a new life of happiness and meaning.
With disarming candor, gripping detail, and underpinned by a sparkling spirit and deep faith, Williams tells her personal story of more than a decade of domestic abuse. A beautiful young woman with bright hopes for a wonderful life and family in America falls in love with the man of her dreams. Once married, her husband's behavior grows darker and darker until she finds herself trapped in a cycle of mental, physical and emotional abuse to the point of fearing for the very lives of herself and her children.
Well-meaning people ask, Why don't they just leave their abusers? If you have ever wondered this yourself, or you believe someone in your life is suffering from mistreatment, then you must read this book.
Williams will bring you directly into her home, the everyday life of the victim of domestic violence which millions of women are experiencing at this very moment. How they had loved this person, birthed his children, and talked of a bright future together. The confusion they feel by their husband's increasingly dark behavior, hoping he will change and always looking for that tiny part of him they had fallen in love with. How that hope eventually turns to despair as they become controlled, isolated, trapped, broken down and too ashamed to seek help.
There is a happy ending! This book is a celebration of the indomitable spirit and faith of a woman (and the loyal family and friends who stood by her) who triumphed over domestic violence, inspiring readers never to give up on love and a meaningful, fulfilling life. Be empowered and uplifted as Ana discovers:
I am more than my trauma.
I am more than my abuse.
I am more than my scars.
I am what a survivor looks like.
I am Ana; I am a survivor of domestic violence.
And so are you. I stand with you.
Ana Williams' manifesto, message, and promise to women who are victims of domestic violence