Within intimate relationships, abuse is the furthest thing from one’s mind. After meeting the man of her dreams and saying, “I do, ” one woman realizes her lover’s modus operandi is to gain ultimate power and control over her life by utilizing malicious patterns of verbal, emotional, financial and psychological abuse. In this gripping, unsettling personal memoir, the fight for survival while enduring unfathomable trauma becomes a do-or-die situation.
‚Irish Author, Poet and Storyteller, Greg Mc Vicker transcends himself in his latest book ‘At Least He Wasn’t Hitting You’ as he takes the reader through a turbulent journey of one woman’s agonizing life trapped with an abusive and manipulative spouse. Intertwined with his first book ‚Through the Eyes of a Belfast Child: Life. Personal Reflections. Poems.‘ Mc Vicker captures her every waking moment laden with guilt, fear, humiliation and intimidation with the realization that she must save herself from an inevitable, impending doom. An inspirational must read!‘
Michele De Rose Mac Shane
Actress – Six Rivers Entertainment
Actress and Co-Writer – Big Sky TV Show.
“I found this book to present a stark picture I often see in in my practice of law. Many people may find the abuse in this book to be beyond handling and question why anyone would stay so long. The book does an excellent job of showing how the abuser creates an invisible prison by tearing down self-esteem and convincing the abused person that they are not capable of life outside the prison walls.
I think it is a must read for married people so they can see the early signs of domination and abuse and prevent it in their own lives.”
Robert J. Murphy
Attorney-at-Law.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents:
Advance Reader Reviews and Personal Reflections. 1
A Personal Reflection from the Author. 16
Introduction. 21
Chapter One. A Little Bit About Me. 33
Chapter Two: “You Are Nothing Without Me.”. 38
Chapter Three: “At Least He Isn’t Hitting You.”. 43
Chapter Four: Don’t Chew, Just Swallow. 48
Chapter Five: The Piranha versus The Goldfish. 55
Chapter Six: Pregnancies and Miscarriages. 59
Chapter Seven: The Republican versus The Democrat. 68
Chapter Eight: He Always Drove. 79
Chapter Nine: Past Due Payments. 85
Chapter Ten: Suicide Solution. 94
Chapter Eleven: Evil Task Master. 101
Chapter Twelve: The Day the Music Died. 115
Chapter Thirteen: Raging. 121
Chapter Fourteen: Painted into a Corner. 131
Chapter Fifteen: One Final Straw. 138
Chapter Sixteen: A Great Escape. 145
Chapter Seventeen: The Separation. 154
Chapter Eighteen: Cold Hard Steel. 159
Chapter Nineteen: Exodus 168
Chapter Twenty: Destroy the Dogs. 172
Chapter Twenty-One: Emancipation. 178
Closing 182
Bruised and Battered. 184
An Unexpected Visitor from the Grave. 198
Whispers in the Breeze 230
Connect with the Author 233
Other Titles from Greg Mc Vicker 236
From the Author to The Voice 241
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Über den Autor
Irish author, poet and storyteller, Greg Mc Vicker, was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He grew up during the heightened period of sectarian hatred and a violent, political war known as ‚The Troubles‘ which claimed the lives of 3, 700 people.At age fifteen, his parents relocated their family by way of immigration to Winnipeg, Canada. He describes this as an ‚Everlasting Homesickness‘.
Writing unashamedly from the heart, he composes stories and narrative poems which delve into arduous topics regarding the human journey of life. He published three new books to tell his and the story of many others whom he’s met. He composes his works as a social worker, drawing inspiration from his experiences and working with marginalized populations. These include: Residential Schools, Addictions, Grief, Loss and Death, Poverty, Relationships, the Sex Trade, Child Welfare, Political and Religious ideologies, Spiritual Beliefs, The Troubles, and Irish Folklore and Mythology.
Now a social worker, Greg is unwavering in his efforts to shed light on various world experiences that people have in their daily lives, both individually and collectively, but are often left to suffer in silence. Although Greg obtained his social work degree at the University of Manitoba, along with his minor degree in Native Studies, much of his work focuses on advocating for and improving the lives of Canada’s Indigenous population, specifically the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) within the province of Manitoba. He works as a Supervisor in the field of child and family services.
Greg does several speaking engagements within the United States of America based on his experiences and memories of growing up during ‚The Troubles‘ within Northern Ireland’s dark history. In addition to this, Greg is branching out and is currently narrating and producing the audio versions of his books which should be available soon.
Recently, Greg turned his attention to scribe the true life story of a friend. Her personal memoir is a gripping, yet unsettling tale of a life trapped in an abusive marriage. This story speaks to similar experiences of thousands of others who have walked in this woman’s shoes.
Lastly, Greg has written and produced awareness videos for both Pandemic Preparedness and HIV Prevention. He is seeking to move his latest book, ‚At Least He Wasn’t Hitting You…‘ into screenplay production whereby he will act the role of the main male character.
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