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The unthinkable : a story of control, violence and my mother
Challen, David2026
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One Saturday in 2010, David's mother, Sally, struck more than twenty blows to the back of her husband's head with a hammer after thirty years of abuse. She then washed the dirty dishes from the lunch she had just cooked and left the house. In those few minutes, David's life was changed forever. Over the next decade, he led the fight to overturn her conviction; and in doing so he not only freed his mother and helped change the legal system, but also became a voice for the countless victims of coercive control across the country. This is a powerful story of a son's love for his mother; of an insidious form of abuse that must be better understood if we are to truly tackle it; and fight that reshaped how society understands domestic abuse.
Main title:
The unthinkable : a story of control, violence and my mother / David Challen.
Author:
Challen, David, author
Imprint:
London : Brazen, 2026.
Collation:
249 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2025.
ISBN:
9781914240300 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
362.829209362.829209 CHA362.8292362.8292092362.829362.829 CHAL920
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
9061515