Featured Book: A Well-Trained Wife
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Today we will be discussing A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy by Tia Leving.
Content includes sexual violence, dating and domestic violence, gun violence, spiritual abuse, and child death.
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How to Get Your Books: The Lotus Lounge is provided in partnership by The Novel Neighbor in Webster Groves. You can receive a 20% discount by entering the code SAFE at checkout, good for in-store purchase or delivery. Our titles are also available through most libraries and in audio formats.
Read Ahead: Upcoming Featured Titles
- May 13 The Power by Naomi Alderman (sexual violence, extreme violence, homicide, torture, war, child abuse, self-harm)
- June 3 Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming (child abuse, family violence, impacts of trauma, family secrets)
- September 2 Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (domestic violence, sexual violence, teen bullying, custody battles)
- December 2 Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke (racism, sexual violence, child abuse, child sexual abuse)
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