Everything I Never Dreamed

My Life Surviving and Standing Up to Domestic Violence

By: Ruth M. Glenn

Narrated by: Ruth M. Glenn

The raw, uplifting, and unforgettable memoir from the CEO and president of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence chronicling her personal battle against abuse, violence, and even a murder attempt.

Ruth M. Glenn wasn’t surprised the first time her husband beat her. She was hurt and disappointed but after a childhood in a broken and violent home, she was not surprised. After all, this was just the way things were, right?

It was only after she lay bleeding in a carwash parking lot, after being shot three times by him, that Glenn resolved—if she managed to survive—to spend the rest of her life standing up to domestic violence.

Now, she brings her full story to the forefront with this survivor’s tale crossed with a rousing call to action. She reveals her difficult but ultimately rewarding journey from that parking lot to sacrificing everything to obtain her advanced degrees. With her evocative and thoughtful voice, Glenn explores the dynamics of domestic violence, why women and children are seen as lesser in our society, how to stop victim-blaming, and how to demystify domestic violence to stop it once and for all.

A memoir of resilience and courage, Everything I Never Dreamed is a necessary book that proves that abuse does not have to define a survivor’s entire life.

he incredible story of survival and thriving after domestic violence.

the incredible story of survival and thriving after domestic violence. I was so amazed by this encouraging audio book.

Valuable And Wrenching

In spite of feeling well-informed before I started this book I learned a great deal and I found a good number of enlightened solutions down new paths to work toward better support for victims who often are not seen that way. This is an important book!

Essential Reading

I learned so much. It’s tragic how pervasive domestic violence is in our society and this book really opens your eyes to how essential it is that everyone (and I mean everyone - men and women in all walks of life) educate themselves about it. I really appreciated how the author gave her own personal story in the first half of the book then transitioned into discussing the who, what, when, where, how, why of the subject. She goes into the challenges of helping victims and stopping domestic violence before it even happens. She also talks about ways to help all the way from a legislative to a personal level. It must have been very hard for her to write this book, especially recounting her own survival story, but I am grateful to her for taking on the challenge.

What a SURVIVOR!!

A wealth of true story, personal interactions with the relationship and the survival of domestic abuse!