Books That Feature Domestic Abuse

 

Please note that the books in this list contain depictions of domestic violence that may be disturbing or upsetting. Listing these books is not an endorsement of the content. 

Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

 

Split, Swati Avasthi

 

Why Does He Do That, Lundy Bancroft

 

The Vanishing Half, Britt Bennett

 

Breaking Free, Sandra Blake

 

Breathing Underwater, Alex Flinn 

 

The Big Bad Wolf in My House, Valérie Fontaine

 

It Starts With Us, Colleen Hoover 

 

It Ends With Us, Colleen Hoover 

 

A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

 

In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado

 

Behind Closed Doors, BA Paris

 

Black & Blue, Anna Quindlen

 

A Women is No Man, Etaf Rum

 

Princess, Jean Sasson

 

No Visible Bruises, Rachel Louise Snyder

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Crazy Love, Leslie Morgan Steiner

 

The Color Purple, Alice Walker

 

Educated, Tara Westover

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