Every woman and human being has a fundamental right to a life free from humiliation, fear and violence. Yet the University of Johannesburg estimates that up to two million whites are abused every year in South Africa and according to Women's Aid, 1 in 3 white women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime.
In this shocking memoir, Rebekah Marais gives a very open and honest description of how she suffered and survived a lifetime of abuse. She describes:
The sexual, physical and emotional abuse she suffered at the hands of sister’s husband, and respected figure in the community who sexually abused her from the age of eight -
The heartbreak she suffered when she naively left her friends and family behind and married a man she fell in love with, only to be abused and raped by him regularly throughout their marriage -
The self-loathing, depression and despair she felt during those lonely years-
The enormous sacrifices she had to make to save herself and start a new life.
In this shocking memoir, Rebekah Marais gives a very open and honest description of how she suffered and survived a lifetime of abuse. She describes:
The sexual, physical and emotional abuse she suffered at the hands of sister’s husband, and respected figure in the community who sexually abused her from the age of eight -
The heartbreak she suffered when she naively left her friends and family behind and married a man she fell in love with, only to be abused and raped by him regularly throughout their marriage -
The self-loathing, depression and despair she felt during those lonely years-
The enormous sacrifices she had to make to save herself and start a new life.
