{"product_id":"2940157277185","title":"Bending the Bars","description":"Book Title: Bending the Bars\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Abuse Survival \u003cbr\u003eAge: Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnne's story need never be documented. \u003cbr\u003eIf existing law had protected Anne, and Ruby's children, Ruby's Law would never have been written. \u003cbr\u003eJo and Lennie begin a 20 year trek to find and rescue Anne from her abusive husband. \u003cbr\u003eThey rescue hundreds of other women, children, and the occasional man. \u003cbr\u003eOften, the survivors have known no other life. \u003cbr\u003eThey have been conditioned to believe abuse is normal. \u003cbr\u003eThe search for Anne continues. Their hope begins to fade. \u003cbr\u003eBodies burn out. \u003cbr\u003eMore stations open. \u003cbr\u003eMore people try to escape. Stuck in the legal limbo land, where they are safe from abusers, while surrounded by other survivors, with little hope of full recovery. Few make it out to live beyond the bars that Ruby's Law has given to protect them. It simply isn't safe. Abusers wait out there. Often barely beyond the fence.\u003cbr\u003eCan the New Underground Railroad Project stay on track to train abuse survivors to live abuse-free on their own? \u003cbr\u003eOr will they remain behind the legal bars that protect them from their abusers? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther notes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBending the Bars is a journey though recognition of abusers, and survivors in the United States. It recognizes how the laws protect the abusers at the expense of the abused. It also conveys reasons why so many stay when they are abused. They often feel there is no escape. Often, there isn't. If they have children, they have to leave without them, potentially condemning their children to worse than if they stay. Legally. It shouldn't be that way. Ruby's Law is a weak start to grant safety to survivors, and a place to bend the bars of abuse, without breaking the survivors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor's Note:\u003cbr\u003eBook Title: Bending the Bars\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Abuse Survival \u003cbr\u003eAge: Adult\u003cbr\u003eRating: PG 16\u003cbr\u003eProfanity: None\u003cbr\u003eRomance: In passing.\u003cbr\u003eSex: Mentioned.\u003cbr\u003eViolence: Some. Car chases, shootings, survivors of abuse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePOV Characters: Jo Forester, Lennie Darendale\u003cbr\u003eLength: 80,000 words","brand":"April D Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083814191344,"sku":"2940157277185","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157277185_p0.jpg?v=1764093688","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157277185","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}