“Brave, powerful and impossible to put down, Paper Horses
is an important memoir of surviving coercive control” - Western Mail
When Julie Rees met her handsome and sophisticated French boyfriend, she thought her life had taken a fairy-tale turn. Moving to the South of France with him and her horses to set up a trail-riding business seemed like a dream come true.
And then it all turned sour. Gradually, Julie discovered that her Perfect Prince was in fact a Troll. Through social isolation, devastating bush fires and even a spell in a French jail, Paper Horses paints a raw and honest portrayal of life in a psychologically abusive relationship, and how the love for her child and her horses gave Julie the strength to survive.
At times painful, always inspiring, this memoir details how easy it is to be drawn into an abusive relationship, and how the love of and for others can not only help you escape, but thrive.
