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When I Hit You

By: Meena Kandasamy
Narrated by: Maya Saroya
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Caught in the hook of love, a young woman marries a dashing university professor. She moves to a rain-washed coastal town to be with him, but behind closed doors she discovers that her perfect husband is a perfect monster. As he sets about battering her into obedience, and as her family pressures her to stay in the marriage, she swears to fight back - a resistance that will either kill her or set her free.

©2017 Meena Kandasamy (P)2018 W. F. Howes Ltd Art & Literature Authors Biographical Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction World Literature Biography Marriage
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This should be on the reading lists of all book groups, writing groups and school study lists. Its powerful, honest and incredibly harrowing but told from a position of strength. The protagonist never loses her beautiful way with words, even in the darkest times.

Powerful, evocative and beautiful.

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Well put together and narrated. Read with the book group and many found it was repetitive. Main reason it didnt score hugher for me was I wasnt drawn to it. That great feeling when you cant wait to read/listen to the next bit but we had a really good discussion about it

Tugh read but thought provoking

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The writing and delivery of it convey with a type of poetry how strong a woman has to be to withstand the physical and mental effects of being married to an abuser. It’s outstanding

Absolutely vital

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there was never a second where I wasn’t enthralled.. how a woman can write so beautifully about something so horrible escapes me , every single word is emotive and empowering… I unwittingly learned so much ..I wish I had more words ..

Emotive, concerning, eye opening !

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I wasn’t sure if I would stick with the book but became invested in wanting to see how/if the storyteller survived.
Great writing, some dark moments but very believable

Narrator and perspective

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