Whose Life is it Anyway?. Deborah Thomson

When Deborah Thomson met Wayne, she was a shy, introverted 24-year-old student. He was a loud charismatic young man.<br /> <br />His temper was an issue but one she hoped they could work on. Four years later, the married couple now ran a business together, and their first child was born.<br /> <br />Yet, any dreams of peaceful family life were quickly crushed by Wayne's increasingly violent and controlling behaviour.<br /> <br />Life turned into a cycle of hope, fear and pain, and her marriage into a prison from which there was no escaping.<br /> <br />It lasted 17 years.<br /> <br />Based on the journals the author kept throughout the ordeal, <b><i>Whose Life Is It Anyway</i></b> is a chilling memoir of her agonising years living and working with her abuser.<br /> <br /><i>&quot;A powerful, frightening story, highlighting a world I do not understand, fortunately a world the author has escaped from.&quot;</i> – Ian Waller, Burnie, Tasmania