IT IS WHAT IT IS 'surviving domestic violence' by KikiDee KiDe Watson. launched on the 7th August 2021 and available at Amazon kindle both as e-book and hard copy. ORDER NOW!!!
BACK COVER BLURB
Thousands of women are in prison because of crimes against or involving an abusive partner. Women who have suffered domestic violence for years in silence, until one day the situation got out of hand.
This is a tale of Nicolette Wallace, in her own words, explaining in graphic details, some of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her ex-partner.
“You are my wife; God gave you to me, You just don’t know it yet. I will always be lingering in the background.” He always reminded her.
She felt alone and let down by the system, so she turned to alcohol, leading to a deadly event that claimed a life and changed lives of many.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
KikiDee ‘KiDe’ Kwetemu Watson, originally from Malawi, was born in Zimbabwe in the year 1974. First child of a family of four, consisting of two girls and two boys. Came to the United Kingdom in 1998, which is where she now resides. She is a mother of two beautiful girls whom she is blessed to have as their mother. She is currently writing her book series and also enjoys writing poetry which she hopes to publish someday.
PROLOGUE
Life is full of paths, different paths to guide us to our intended destiny. But, what if the course we choose to follow leads us to total confusion, a road with multiple lanes? We think we can trust our intuition; we think we know the right lane, but then that leads us further off the path. We realise that we have reached the bottomless pit, cast with a dark shadow ready to consume us whole. Can we change the path while we still have time or continue with the cycle? Breaking the cycle is not easy.
I was seduced by love. It gave me strength that surrounded my spirit with defensive walls, creating a barrier between me and the rest of the world. Nothing was going to stop me from indulging myself with this love that had taken me to new heights. This was the kind of love I had never experienced before, a kind that no other had shown me. It was ravishing and divine. My love was full of hope, faith, and dreams; my love endured all things. My love had no wrong and no faults. My love was perfect.
The bonds of love can be enchanting and seductive, but there can also be a dark side. I fell head over heels and completely gave in to those emotions, but I was soon caught up in a violent tide. My emotions blinded me to the reality that surrounded me. Love used jealousy and obsession to lure me into a life of control and misery. By the time I realised what I had become, it was too late.
I had risen so high that I could not see what lay below me. I could no longer reach the people closest to me. The light that once shone so brightly in my dream world had thrown a vast shadow, armed with a powerful, dark force. I entered into it intensively, so the deeper I penetrated, the harder it became to turn back. The love that once was euphoric and exhilarating soon became life’s most dangerous game. Love that once brightened my world and boosted my confidence, leaving me feeling invincible, had cast a devouring shadow that drew me close to another level of danger. It took me on a one-way street: to a dead end.
You first detach from your family, and then the hard part is to detach from things and memories. Letting go of anything that brings memories of the past....................not my words but they relate. ADENKULE IT IS WHAT IT IS
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Kiki you outdidyourself.This is an amazing book.I like the way you expressed how people in abusive relationships always protect their abusers and feel helpless at tge same time....then even if warned several times by their loved ones still go back.Well done Kiddo!
This is wonderful
Great and amazing
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