Local author releases novel about domestic abuse

This article was contributed by local author Jafe Danbury.

Jafe Danbury, author of the new novel “The Other Cheek,” shines light on the rarely discussed flip side of domestic abuse, and what happens when the woman is the aggressor against her strong and capable husband—who is all too aware of the stigma surrounding “ordinary” victims of domestic abuse, let alone the male partner.

With no intention of being a victim, not in the character’s own estimation and not in the eyes of a society with an aversion to weakness, will he succumb, or can he somehow escape the cycle of abuse, and at what cost?  In our age further burdened by the misdirected conception that men are innately the aggressors and any accusation coming from a woman is to believed at face value, we as readers also face a choice when it comes to who we prosecute in the court of public opinion.

“The Other Cheek” boldly explores the challenges and the horrors of such a predicament, and the reader is drawn into the struggle­­ and ensuing cage fight. Told against the backdrop of the Hollywood media scene, “The Other Cheek” is a thriller, as well as a cautionary tale, while managing to infuse dollops of humor along the way.

Jafe Danbury is a veteran of the Hollywood scene he writes of, and he handles this difficult subject with sensitivity while writing with an authentic voice and a visceral style that will enthrall, entertain, and enlighten.

“The Other Cheek” is published by Jefe Press and it is available in both paperback and e-book versions through Amazon. For details, contact the publisher.