In the Lion’s Den

Married just a few months, Marianne gradually discovers that her husband is
self-centered and domineering. Attractive and charming in public, he belittles
her in private, imposes his habits and favors his own career over that of his
wife. Psychological violence is compounded by physical violence. Marianne
learns to decipher the moods of this perverse man, and implements strategies
to avoid conflict and protect her three children. Not daring to talk about it,
and because she thinks her children need their father, she lives ten years in
the lion's den. Years after her divorce, she still dreads returning home. Time
is what she needs to rebuild her life. Now, she offers a thoughtful account of
the mechanisms of narcissistic perversity and withdrawal, and urges women to
stop keeping silent.