If Walls Could Talk: The High Price of a Picture-Perfect Family - Hardcover

by Sandee Jo Crocker (Author), Ken Abraham (With)

One woman's incredible true story as a survivor of partner abuse--and the shocking murder that ended it all.

How could I have let this happen?

This was the torturous question circling through Sandee Jo Schankweiler's mind as flashing red and blue lights cast eerie images against the backdrop of trees surrounding her home in rural Tennessee. In disbelief, she watched as a police officer placed his hand on the top of her seventeen-year-old son's head to guide him into the back seat of a patrol car.

For years, Sandee Jo had lived on "Someday Isle." Someday, she would escape her abusive husband, Tommy. Someday, her children would be safe. Someday, she would live free from fear.

But now, her worst fears had come true. Her husband, Tommy, lay dead from a gunshot wound to the head. He would terrorize his family no longer, but their safety had come at an unimaginable price.

Sandee Jo watched as the police cruiser drove away into the night, her gentle first-born son's face expressionless through the window.

How could this have happened?

In this riveting memoir, Sandee Jo Crocker shares her story to empower those enduring partner abuse to break free, and to equip those who love them to advocate on their behalf, as she shares dark secrets which previously could only have been revealed . . .

If walls could talk.

Author Biography

Sandee Jo Crocker is an indomitable crusader against spousal abuse. She grew up in Tampa, Florida, and earned her Licensed Practical Nursing certificate from South Florida College, her Registered Nursing degree from Excelsior College, and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Indian River State College. She has worked in various care situations from daycare for children to long-term care for adults, to providing strategic nursing care for intensive dialysis patients. She is a member of the Board of Directors for SafeSpace, an organization in association with Domestic Violence Shelters, offering assistance to victims of intimate partner abuse. She participates regularly at the Volunteers in Medicine clinic, serving her community of Stuart, Florida, where she now lives with her husband, James, founder and CEO of Hog Technologies. The Crockers are parents to five children. Sandee Jo enjoys cycling, traveling with her husband, and spending the summer months with friends and family aboard their Sportfishing boat. She and James actively support numerous local, national, and international charities.

Ken Abraham is a New York Times best-selling author, known around the world for his collaborations with high-profile public figures. He collaborated on works with Lisa Beamer, Joe Gibbs, Payne and Tracey Stewart, Bill Gaither, Chuck Norris, Buzz Aldrin, and Randy Travis. Ken lives in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife, Lisa. He's deeply invested in his family and grandchildren, a passion that drew him to this project.