Through the Glass

By Shannon Moroney

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"Gripping . . . An engaging, compassionate story of a woman's quest for hope in the wake of trauma and violence." --Winnipeg Free Press

When Shannon Moroney married in October of 2005, she had no idea that her happy life as a newlywed was about to come crashing down around her. One month after her wedding, a police officer arrived at her door to tell her that her husband, Jason, had been arrested and charged in the brutal assault and kidnapping of two women. In the aftermath of these crimes, Shannon dealt with a heavy burden of grief, the stress and publicity of a major criminal investigation, and the painful stigma of guilt-by-association, all while attempting to understand what had made Jason turn to such violence.

In this intimate and gripping journey into prisons, courtrooms and the human heart, Shannon reveals the far-reaching impact of Jason's crimes, the agonizing choices faced by the loved ones of offenders, the implicit dangers of a correctional system and a society that prioritizes punishment over rehabilitation and victimhood over recovery.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385676050
• ISBN13: 9780385676052
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Anchor Canada
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Horrible Book

I only made it halfway through this horrible book. I simply couldn't finish it, because Shannon Moroney tries desperately to come off as the biggest victim, even more so than the women who were brutalized and kidnapped, while she defends and makes excuses for her rapist husband. She demonizes anyone who doesn't want to welcome Jason (the rapist husband) with wide open arms after the attacks, as if she can't fathom people not finding his acts to be monstrous and unforgivable. She sinks low enough to pawn off responsibility onto caffeine pills he may have taken that day. I couldn't tolerate one more word of this whiny, self-absorbed brat. If I could give this book zero stars, I would. As it is, this book is sitting in my recycling bin, so maybe it can be turned into something worth being printed later. I simply can't say enough that I hated this book