In the Name of Love: Women With Chronic Illness Theorize Their Lives

by Heather Fraser

Argues that, while love and abuse should not co-exist, they often do. This book tells stories about love, abuse, and social work with the purpose of understanding domestic violence and other forms of abuse. It, based on interviews, shows how the pain and shame of intimate abuse can leave its mark on victims long after abusive episodes have ended.

270 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2006