Bibliograph

Assume nothing, a story of intimate violence, Tanya Selvaratnam

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Assume nothing, a story of intimate violence, Tanya Selvaratnam

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-250)

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Assume nothing

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1237119642

Responsibility statement

Tanya Selvaratnam

Sub title

a story of intimate violence

Summary

An award-winning filmmaker recounts the intimate abuse she suffered from former New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, using her story as a prism to examine the domestic violence crisis plaguing AmericaWhen Tanya Selvaratnam met then New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman at the Democratic National Convention in July 2016, they seemed like the perfect match. Behind closed doors, however, Schneiderman became controlling, mean, and manipulative. He drank heavily and used sedatives. Sex turned violent, and he called Tanya-- who was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in Southern California-- his 'brown slave'. Tanya knew the signs of domestic violence, and had not seen herself as vulnerable, but became trapped in a violent relationship with one of the most powerful men in New York. Here she describes how she found the strength to leave-- and how she reclaimed her freedom and her voice. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

The fairy tale -- Entrap -- Isolate -- Control -- Demean -- Abuse -- The nightmare -- What is intimate violence? -- Extraction -- The pattern -- Coming forward -- The roller coaster -- The fallout -- The lesson -- Moving forward -- Coda (six months later) -- Epilogue

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