As I read ‘A Letter to a Friend,’ I couldn’t help but to feel the emotions and feelings resonate from the author in this book. The path from which this book is written speaks candidly about the torment from those who hold this ‘secret.’ The book provides unique insight from the perspective of the victim, family, friends and of course, the abuser. The author incorporates realism with factual data that supports the abuse in America.

Intriguing. I have to applaud the author for finding such a wonderful way to deliver such a sensitive topic to readers. Well done.

Patty Wain Smith’s “A Letter to a Friend” brings hope, help, and support for the oppressed. Smith has brought the subject of abuse in America into the light where we can relate. That which once was kept behind closed doors is illuminated, given a name, and the abuse is not always physical. When the abuser speaks of your flaws, which others do not find, the intent is to leave a stigma which will cripple you into staying in this cycle where you feel powerless to their manipulations.

“A Letter to a Friend” lets us know we can break free from this cycle. And once free, “Your armor must be strong, your resistance sound, your feet firmly planted–and you must maintain it.”