I pre-ordered this book and received it today. Already I was in tears just from the introduction. I was thinking to myself this past week, "Why is this so hard to leave when I see the truth?" The illustration of the rope hit the nail on the head. This book seems to be an encouraging, hope filled, piece of work that I am looking forward to working through one day at a time. Thank you Lundy Bancroft for being willing to encourage those of us is abusive relationships. It gives me the hope to carry on and do the next right thing for myself and my children.

I enjoyed this book immensely. Morgenstern has such a way with words. She drew me into her story immediately with her writing style. The descriptions of the circus are so real you can see, hear, taste, and smell the things she is describing. Yes, there are parts of the story that take a little stretch of the imagination to believe, but that's the whole point of the circus! Stretching the imagination to take you places you've never been. This was a wonderful book. One that I'm considering starting over again.