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Barcode30293102425746
LocationClark County
Call No362.8292 Brow
TitleFor my sister Nicole : love shouldn't hurt : what to know about domestic violence / Denise Brown.
AuthorBrown, Denise, author.
CollectionNF
Total Circ0
NumReserves0
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293102425746362.8292 Brow10/13/2026 AvailableClark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9798228476523 (hardcover)
Personal Name Brown, Denise, author.
Title Statement For my sister Nicole : love shouldn't hurt : what to know about domestic violence / Denise Brown.
Edition Statement First edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Ashland, OR : Blackstone Publishing, 2026.
Physical Description xviii, 222 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-222).
Formatted Contents Note Two sets of sisters: The many faces of domestic violence -- The marks left behind: Bruises are not badges of love -- A prelude to murder: Choking and strangulation -- Walking into the storm: Marrying the abuser -- Hope in my arms: The risks pregnancy brings to a woman's life -- Sandcastles and waves: Life is a beach...until it isn't -- Panic on the line: Calling 911 -- Safety shattered: When home becomes hazardous -- When trust falters: Everyone has a breaking point -- A fresh start: The next step for Nicole -- The most dangerous time: Severing the relationship -- A life taken too soon: The murder of a loved one -- Picking up the pieces: The days that followed -- Through fire and storm: Trials and tribulations -- What's best for the children: Legal custody in DV cases -- Beginnings and endings.
Summary, Etc. From Denise Brown--older sister of Nicole Brown Simpson--comes a vital, trauma-informed book that illuminates intimate partner violence and the systems that enable it. About one in three women in the US experience domestic violence, and many incidents are never reported. Drawing on decades of work with domestic violence shelters and the aftermath of her sister's death, Denise blends memoir and biography with passages from Nicole's journals, centering the voices and lived experiences of survivors. Denise teaches practical, evidence-based ways to recognize warning signs--because abusers often hide behind charm, wealth, or charisma--and explains how friends, family, and communities can respond safely and effectively. Compassionate and urgent, For My Sister Nicole is both a necessary survivor narrative and a call to action, helping readers to better understand what happened to Nicole and learn how to recognize and support other people in danger.
Subject-Personal Name Simpson, Nicole Brown, 1959-1994.
Subject-Personal Name Brown, Denise.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Marital violence.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Intimate partner violence.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Abused wives United States Biography.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Victims of family violence United States Biography.
Index Term-Genre/Form Biographies.
Index Term-Genre/Form Autobiographies.
Index Term-Genre/Form Self-help publications.

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