Saturday, August 24, 2024

8.24.2024 - A Well-Trained Wife

A Well-Trained Wife by Tia  Levings 

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for gifting me a digital ARC of this memoir by Tia Levings.  All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars!

Tia Levings was raised in fundamental religion and things got worse when she married young.  Her husband was involved in the Quiverfull movement and required her to be submissive and submit to his discipline and isolation.  She kept secret the abuse by her husband until she realized the damage she was doing to her children.

While this book involves fundamental Christian Patriarchy, it basically boils down to an abusive man finding excuses for his behavior.  Tia's early background instilled in her the belief that what happened was God's plan for her, and she tried to go along with her husband's actions.  Plus, divorce was not an option in her mind or in her church.  This is a well-written memoir that shows Tia's strength in getting away to save herself and her children.  It's easy for others to say she should have left earlier, but that's usually from people who haven't been through such situations.  This is an important book; if just one abused woman (whether because of religion or not) reads this book and is able to make an escape plan, it's a huge success.

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