Rebecca Crawford had always viewed herself as strong and in-dependent. She never would have imagined that she'd find her-self trapped in an abusive situation. In "The Walk Home from a Broken Road," Crawford shares details from her five-year relationship with her abusive boyfriend, Blake.

In this memoir, she narrates her story-from the time she met Blake while working at a pizza restaurant when she was seventeen years old, to the day she found the courage to leave the relationship, and to the present, where she has found the fortitude to heal, to learn, and to grow. Crawford tells how,...