Dosanjh, Raminder, Surinder Deo and Surjeet Sidhu. Spousal Abuse: Experiences of 15 South Asian Canadian Women
Earle, D., et al. There and Back: Sharing Our Stories
*Green, Ann K. Coming Out of My Shell
Green, Lilian. Ordinary Wonders: Living Recovery from Sexual Abuse
Head, Bessie. The Collector of Treasures
*Ludwig, Susan E. After You Tell
*McFall, Karen. Pat King's Family
*Paris, Susan. Mommy and Daddy Are Fighting
*Ribaudo, Linda and Darlyne Walker. Domestic Violence
Spring, Jacqueline. Cry Hard and Swim: The Story of an Incest Survivor
Voices of Aboriginal Women: Aboriginal Women Speak Out About Violence
*The Westcoast Reader: Special Issue on Wife Abuse. March 1995

Poetry
Poetry, not only about abuse, but poems about strong women and other poems which can be read as part of a process of returning to the world after working on memories of abuse:

Allen, Lillian. Women Do This Every Day: Selected Poems of Lillian Allen, especially "Nellie Belly Swelly," "Hold on Sister," "Every Child is Different"
Braid, Kate. Covering Rough Ground, especially" A Woman's Touch"
brandt, di. (1992). Mother, Not Mother
Piercy, Marge. To Be of Use, especially" A Just Anger," "A Work of Artifice"
Piercy, Marge. (1986). The Moon is Always Female, especially "For Strong Women"
Tynes, Maxine N. Woman Talking Woman, especially "For the Montreal Fourteen"
Tynes, Maxine N. Borrowed Beauty
Wallace, Bronwen. The Stubborn Particulars of Grace

Song
Songs about violence and recovery:
Allen, Lillian. "Nellie Belly Swelly" on Revolutionary Tea Party
Joyce, Moon. "Lying in the Bed I Made" (a song about a battered woman) on The Infinite Edge
Kaldor, Connie. "One Hit" (song about leaving a violent relationship) and "Rage Inside" on Gentle of Heart
Chapman, Tracy. "Behind the Wall" on Tracy Chapman
Morgan, Pam. "Survivor," "Enid and Me" on Survivor (a whole cassette of songs for survivors)
Field, Jane. "A Cautionary Tale or Aren't You Glad That You Know Wen-do" on The Fishing Is Free
Mantle, Arlene. "Little One," "Coming Home," Nothin's Gonna Keep Us Down," on Full Circle

Film

The Colour Purple
National Film Board Films:
Sandra's Garden The Crown Prince
  Where Angels Dare To a Safer Place


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