A sensitive and thought provoking must-read. A Letter to a Friend felt like an intimate conversation with someone I love very much. I was moved to tears, I felt like I knew this person. I wish everyone would read this because no matter what we think we know about victims and their abusers, we don’t. And because we may want to say those words to someone, but something is holding us back. These words are thoughtful without being judgmental. I would definitely recommend it!

Help for the Oppressed! 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.”

Thoughtfully worded and quick to read. Scripture quotations provide insightful help. Patty Wain Smith writes an easy to read, A Letter to a Friend, which has a thoughtful message for those who suffer in silence. A message filled with hope, courage and the desire to protect our children from harm and from repeating the cycle of domestic abuse.