{"product_id":"9781479706105","title":"Escaping the Boy: My Life with a Sociopath: Revisited","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a seemingly innocent little boy who grows into a ferocious, conscienceless, ugly monster that destroys and devours everything good and pure that crosses his path. From tender childhood friendships to sweet innocent romances, nothing is immune to the monster´s dark spell and insidious nature.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis is also a story of survival and hope: survival of intimate partner abuse and hope that one day there will be an end to domestic violence and to the suffering of the silent victims.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTwice, I have been a victim (and survivor) of domestic violence\/intimate partner abuse in my lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAt the age of 18, I was physically abused by my boyfriend who was also 18. He beat me repeatedly and threatened my life in many ways. I was able to escape the relationship but never spoke about it and was determined NEVER to put myself in that type of danger in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTwenty years later, at the age of 38, I found myself in another abusive relationship, but I didn´t recognize it as abusive because he never assaulted me physically (at first); the abuse was verbal and emotional. The control was overwhelming, and the insidiousness of his abuse slowly took over me and nearly destroyed my spirit and faith in goodness.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eToday, 18 months after escaping my second abusive relationship, I have vowed to speak. I cannot remain silent.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaula Carrasquillo\u003cbr\u003e ©August 21, 2012\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169653145840,"sku":"9781479706105","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781479706105_p0.jpg?v=1763764760","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781479706105","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}