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Beneath The
Bruises by Dwayne
D. Birch –
ISBN13:978-1-59309-208-5 ISBN10:1-59309-208-3 – 242 pages –
published by Strebor Books – Paperback – Reviewed by Yolanda
M. Johnson-Bryant; Literary Wonders (www.literarywonders.com)
September 7, 2009 – 5
Stars
Beneath
The Bruises tackles
the taboo topic of domestic violence and the affect that it
has on many families. In Beneath
the Bruises, Dwayne
D. Birch introduces us to Syreeta Colette Taylor.
Syreeta is the typical suburban mother and doting wife to
Randall “Randy” Michael Taylor III. And like many women
across the world, across color lines, across social
economical statuses, Syreeta is secretly, the victim of
domestic violence.
Mr.
Birch takes
you into the emotional turmoil of one woman’s story of
entrapment, insecurities, helplessness, hopelessness and her
duty to her children; no matter what the price may be.
Randy’s
years of constant verbal and physical abuse have taken its
toll on Syreeta and her
five children. She is constantly walking around on
eggshells, knowing that Randy could explode at any moment.
Can she afford to continue to pretend that the name calling,
the de-programming and the black eyes aren’t real?
Surprisingly,
not significant to most abusers, Randy allows Syreeta to see
a psychologist, sure that the counselor would side with him
in convincing Syreeta that she is the reason for the abuse;
that she is the problem.
Through
her sessions with Dr. Curtis, Syreeta finally begins to see
that she is not at fault for her husband’s abuse. He helps
her see it is not her problem to deal with, but Randy’s and
Randy’s only.
Syreeta
begins to see the light and slowly but surely starts to
stand up for herself, but will it be at a cost? Will it cost
her children? Will it cost her lifestyle? Or will it cost
her life? It isn’t until one night after being beaten nearly
within an inch of her life that Syreeta says enough is
enough. But is it too late?
Any
reader of this fiction but true to life novel, is sure to
experience emotions of disbelief and disdain one way or
another. Dwayne
D. Birch clearly
delivers a message that states domestic violence is unacceptable in
any situation, whether it be physical, emotional or verbal.
Cheers
to this author, Dwayne
D. Birch, for Beneath The
Bruises, who relays the message to women that regardless
of their circumstances they don’t have
to become one of the women who die annually at the hand of
their abusers. It shows that they can make it out, they just
have to let go of their fear and want to
get out. This is an awesome story and needed to be told. I’m
so glad that it was told by a man!
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