Confused: A True Story of Flawed Love, Control and Abuse

by Susan K. Green

Rosie is a woman happy in her own skin: good job, great friends, enjoyable lifestyle filled with sports, dance, music. She's even managed to buy her own home before turning thirty, an uncommon feat for single women in the 1970's. In short, Rosie's a pretty good package. She meets Carl, whose charms, wit and dynamism appear the perfect wrapping, the crowning touch to the life that she's built so far. Within months of their wedding, Rosie realizes she's entangled with a frequently unemployed, dishonest, alcoholic, ultimately violent conman. By subtle and calculated design, Carl manages to rip Rosie's package apart: he cuts her off from friends and family, he curtails her usual lifestyle, he manages to lose her house, and he changes Rosie from a vivacious, confident woman to a sniveling, vacillating doormat. Rosie knows she must extricate herself from his control--something, Rosie finds out, is far easier said than done. This cautionary tale should especially appeal to the 20- or 30-something woman (although anyone involved in a toxic relationship can relate). In this memoir, told from forty years of retrospect, the author shares her own version of "Sleeping with the Enemy" with self-deprecation, exasperation, terror, and compassion.

367 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 28, 2019

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Reviews

[Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book. I felt I was on a rollercoaster ride almost from the very beginning. The highs and lows and everything in between made for an intense read. Highly recommend!!

[pauline goulding · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story it is something different ,I could hardly put it down. I hope that this

I loved this book it is something different but saying that I love all the stories forward to reading more.I am poorly so it takes. a bit of time to read them thank you for sharing your stories with us all.

[Jean Mann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dito

Great read like living the whole story as mine own. Could not wait to get to the end. This is one strong lady

[stephen smitten · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad

This wasn't a bad book but I felt it was a bit long winded, and repetitve. Its not a book I was really eager to get back to, but was an ok read.