{"product_id":"when-leaving-wasnt-simple-stephanie-lynn-miles-9798244076714","title":"When leaving wasn't simple: Series two","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaving an abusive relationship is rarely a single moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a series of realizations, compromises, fears, and quiet decisions made long before the door ever closes behind you. When Leaving Wasn't Simple is a raw and compassionate memoir about survival, motherhood, and the slow unraveling that happens when staying becomes a way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how trauma conditions people to endure, how love and fear become intertwined, and why leaving is often the final step of survival-not the first. Through lived experience, the author examines guilt, identity, and the lasting impact of what children witness, even when we believe we are protecting them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoven throughout is the voice of a mother trying to shield her child while learning how to choose herself. This is not a story about weakness. It is a story about adaptation, resilience, and the courage it takes to step into safety when survival is no longer enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Leaving Wasn't Simple is for anyone who has ever been asked why they stayed-and for those who are finally learning to ask how they survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Lynn Miles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798244076714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.05d","brand":"Stephanie Lynn Miles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997388845311,"sku":"9798244076714","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-leaving-wasnt-simple-stephanie-lynn-miles-9798244076714","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}