Best Domestic Violence & Abuse Books

1.
Charlie's Secret: Inspired by a true story (Samantha Mallon Book 1)
Charlie's Secret: Inspired by a true story (Samantha Mallon Book 1) 4.10 avg rating — 2,811 ratings
2.
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 455,080 ratings
3.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,290 ratings
4.
Spilled Milk
Spilled Milk 4.43 avg rating — 69,014 ratings
5.
When Roses are Crushed
When Roses are Crushed 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings
6.
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 4,401,500 ratings
7.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 651,002 ratings
8.
October Snow
October Snow 3.90 avg rating — 412 ratings
8.
Beaten Down: Silently Suffering Trauma
Beaten Down: Silently Suffering Trauma 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings
10.
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted 3.94 avg rating — 269,448 ratings
11.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,834 ratings
12.
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne 3.94 avg rating — 166,154 ratings
13.
The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2)
The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2) 4.12 avg rating — 71,085 ratings
14.
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men 4.48 avg rating — 16,875 ratings
15.
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors 3.77 avg rating — 400,445 ratings
16.
Dark Confessions of an Extraordinary, Ordinary Woman
Dark Confessions of an Extraordinary, Ordinary Woman 4.42 avg rating — 64 ratings
17.
Ghost No More
Ghost No More 4.13 avg rating — 1,527 ratings
17.
Killing Me Softly
Killing Me Softly 3.66 avg rating — 8,344 ratings
17.
Into the Darkest Corner
Into the Darkest Corner 4.07 avg rating — 71,181 ratings
20.
No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us 4.50 avg rating — 8,102 ratings
21.
White Oleander
White Oleander really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 363,368 ratings
22.
Black and Blue
Black and Blue 3.89 avg rating — 83,460 ratings
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Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities
Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities 3.99 avg rating — 90,424 ratings
24.
The God Boy
The God Boy
by: Ian Cross
3.60 avg rating — 331 ratings
24.
Out of the Darkness: The Story of Mary Ellen Wilson
Out of the Darkness: The Story of Mary Ellen Wilson 4.30 avg rating — 872 ratings
24.
Domestic Violence-The Cure
Domestic Violence-The Cure it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
24.
Asleep with One Eye Open
Asleep with One Eye Open 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings
24.
The Girl Behind the Painted Smile: My battle with the bottle
The Girl Behind the Painted Smile: My battle with the bottle 3.76 avg rating — 1,305 ratings
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Kept: It was the only existence she knew how to live.
Kept: It was the only existence she knew how to live.
by: L.B. Plum
4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings
24.
Masked: Relationship Abuse and Recovery Guide
Masked: Relationship Abuse and Recovery Guide 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
24.
Broken and alone... right?: I think we should talk...
Broken and alone... right?: I think we should talk... 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
by: Loung Ung
4.35 avg rating — 52,432 ratings
32.
The Secret Life of Captain X: My Life with a Psychopath Pilot
The Secret Life of Captain X: My Life with a Psychopath Pilot 4.49 avg rating — 41 ratings
34.
The History of Childhood: The Untold Story of Child Abuse
The History of Childhood: The Untold Story of Child Abuse 4.07 avg rating — 76 ratings
34.
David Copperfield
David Copperfield 4.04 avg rating — 253,117 ratings
36.
Consequences (Consequences, #1)
Consequences (Consequences, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 43,140 ratings
37.
The Girl in the Wicker Basket
The Girl in the Wicker Basket
by: Ann Kenny
4.19 avg rating — 289 ratings
38.
How We Fell Apart
How We Fell Apart 3.62 avg rating — 115 ratings
39.
Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters
Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters 4.36 avg rating — 1,894 ratings
40.
After Long Silence: A Memoir
After Long Silence: A Memoir 4.03 avg rating — 3,518 ratings
40.
Cry Silent Tears: The Horrific True Story of the Mute Little Boy in the Cellar
Cry Silent Tears: The Horrific True Story of the Mute Little Boy in the Cellar 4.22 avg rating — 4,477 ratings
40.
The Only Girl in the World
The Only Girl in the World 3.77 avg rating — 9,152 ratings
43.
Sold
Sold 4.23 avg rating — 63,074 ratings
44.
Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to Sleep 3.90 avg rating — 360,261 ratings
45.
Falling Leaves
Falling Leaves 3.91 avg rating — 28,926 ratings
45.
Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors 3.97 avg rating — 720,361 ratings
47.
Climbing the Broken Stairs, a memoir
Climbing the Broken Stairs, a memoir 3.89 avg rating — 471 ratings
48.
I Have Lived A Thousand Years: Growing Up In The Holocaust
I Have Lived A Thousand Years: Growing Up In The Holocaust 4.19 avg rating — 23,343 ratings
49.
When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge 4.18 avg rating — 4,944 ratings
50.
All Over But the Shoutin'
All Over But the Shoutin' 4.13 avg rating — 29,151 ratings
51.
Dry
Dry 4.03 avg rating — 97,582 ratings
52.
The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 739,920 ratings
53.
Unbearable Girl
Unbearable Girl 3.72 avg rating — 160 ratings
53.
The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse 4.21 avg rating — 8,236 ratings
53.
In the Shape of a Man
In the Shape of a Man 3.61 avg rating — 31 ratings
53.
Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China
Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China 3.98 avg rating — 631 ratings
53.
Punished
Punished 4.14 avg rating — 2,335 ratings
53.
How Far Will You Go for the Ring?
How Far Will You Go for the Ring?
by: Roxie H.
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
53.
Tiger Lily of Bangkok
Tiger Lily of Bangkok 4.04 avg rating — 48 ratings
53.
Seasons of Darkness
Seasons of Darkness 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings
53.
Inside/Outside
Inside/Outside 3.56 avg rating — 384 ratings
53.
Brainwashed: A True Story of Psychological Domestic Violence
Brainwashed: A True Story of Psychological Domestic Violence 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
53.
Dancing with Devia
Dancing with Devia 3.93 avg rating — 111 ratings
53.
Tethered (J+P series, #1)
Tethered (J+P series, #1) 3.43 avg rating — 37 ratings
53.
While God Slept; A Memoir
While God Slept; A Memoir really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
53.
Womanarchy
Womanarchy 3.25 avg rating — 12 ratings
53.
Stay With Me
Stay With Me really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 419 ratings
53.
Aroha
Aroha 4.80 avg rating — 15 ratings
53.
Crazy Love
Crazy Love 3.85 avg rating — 3,660 ratings
53.
The Wild Truth: A Memoir
The Wild Truth: A Memoir 3.85 avg rating — 13,382 ratings
53.
To the Survivors: One Man's Journey as a Rape Crisis Counselor with True Stories of Sexual Violence
To the Survivors: One Man's Journey as a Rape Crisis Counselor with True Stories of Sexual Violence 4.03 avg rating — 184 ratings
53.
Social Taboo: A Male Victim of Domestic Violence Speaks
Social Taboo: A Male Victim of Domestic Violence Speaks 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Broken Chains
Broken Chains 4.32 avg rating — 50 ratings
53.
The Boy from Baby House 10: From the Nightmare of a Russian Orphanage to a New Life in America
The Boy from Baby House 10: From the Nightmare of a Russian Orphanage to a New Life in America 4.18 avg rating — 897 ratings
53.
Lost in the Reflecting Pool
Lost in the Reflecting Pool 4.14 avg rating — 760 ratings
53.
Nobody's Home
Nobody's Home 3.78 avg rating — 82 ratings
53.
The Truth We Hide
The Truth We Hide it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
53.
After Awareness: Advocating For Battered Women
After Awareness: Advocating For Battered Women it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
53.
All the Silent Spaces: A Memoir
All the Silent Spaces: A Memoir 4.26 avg rating — 50 ratings
53.
Sam's Great Mission: Tell It Till It's Told
Sam's Great Mission: Tell It Till It's Told it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
53.
The Groundsmen
The Groundsmen 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings
53.
Finding Frances
Finding Frances 4.27 avg rating — 55 ratings
53.
Alice Had a Palace
Alice Had a Palace 4.14 avg rating — 49 ratings
53.
In the Dream House
In the Dream House 4.40 avg rating — 153,084 ratings
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Release: Love Defamed
Release: Love Defamed 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
53.
My Nightmare in Georgia
My Nightmare in Georgia 4.30 avg rating — 418 ratings
53.
My First Thirty Years
My First Thirty Years 3.67 avg rating — 392 ratings
53.
A Time for Mercy (Jake Brigance, #3)
A Time for Mercy (Jake Brigance, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 94,880 ratings
53.
The Hands That Held Me: One Survivor's True Story - Abuse, Child Trafficking, Addiction, and Overdose
The Hands That Held Me: One Survivor's True Story - Abuse, Child Trafficking, Addiction, and Overdose 4.48 avg rating — 80 ratings
53.
Owning My Crazy: Learning To Overcome Trauma
Owning My Crazy: Learning To Overcome Trauma 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
53.
Mia’s Odyssey: Taking Back My Soul
Mia’s Odyssey: Taking Back My Soul
by: Mia Odeh
4.63 avg rating — 35 ratings
53.
Goodbye to Lovely
Goodbye to Lovely really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
53.
Separate Things: A Memoir
Separate Things: A Memoir 4.16 avg rating — 86 ratings
53.
The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy
The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy 4.15 avg rating — 4,489 ratings
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RED-HEADED STEPCHILD
RED-HEADED STEPCHILD 4.85 avg rating — 20 ratings
53.
Nightbird
Nightbird 4.60 avg rating — 62 ratings
97.
Dead By Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer?
Dead By Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer?
by: Ann Rule
4.13 avg rating — 8,965 ratings
97.
The Serial Killers: a Study in the Psychology of Violence [Paperback]
The Serial Killers: a Study in the Psychology of Violence [Paperback] 3.66 avg rating — 561 ratings
97.
The Great Santini
The Great Santini 4.16 avg rating — 34,310 ratings
97.
An Affair of the Mind
An Affair of the Mind 4.05 avg rating — 141 ratings
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