Simply amazing! I feel very strongly this book can aid and empower victims, ultimately helping them to transition from victims to survivors.

Raw. Emotional. Empathetic. It grieves me that abuse is so prevalent in the US (as reported in the Statistics in the back of the book) but I’m relieved that people like this author use their unfortunate experience with the subject matter to help those around them find a path to recovery.

A Letter to a Friend is a beautiful, encouraging love letter to anyone who has ever experienced the pain of abuse or loved someone who has. Like watching a sunrise, Patty Wain Smith takes the reader from the dark private moments of deceit, guilt and shame in an abusive relationship to the bright promise of a future of hope and optimism, achieved with courage and support, both spiritual and human. With insights from the perspective of the abuser and the abused, it sheds light on the dynamics of the complicated relationships and how to end the cycle.

This book is full of heart and wisdom, and should be shared again and again.