Based on personal testimony, this book was written to show what the term domestic violence really means to the thousands of women, children - and sometimes men - who suffer at the hands of abusive partners, parents or even children in their home. It aims to dispel the myths associated with domestic violence, and reveal the reality of the horror that recurs in many homes. Karina Colgan is the author of If It Happens to You: Miscarriage and Stillbirth - A Personal Experience .