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Author_Tia Levings
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chosen family
Christian patriarchy
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Escape
family
feminist
freedom
healing
memoir
opinionated women
patriarchy
Quiverfull movement
religious abuse
religious extremism
rescue of self and family
resistance
restart in new life
Tia Levings
wife
woman
Product details
- ISBN 9781250898050
- Weight: 263g
- Dimensions: 135 x 208mm
- Publication Date: 16 Mar 2026
- Publisher: Castle Point Books
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Recruited into the fundamentalist Quiverfull movement as a young wife, Tia Levings learned that being a good Christian meant following a list of additional life principles––a series of secret, special rules to obey. Being a godly and submissive wife in Christian Patriarchy included strict discipline, isolation, and an alternative lifestyle that appeared wholesome to outsiders. Women were to be silent, “keepers of the home.”
Tia knew that to their neighbours her family was strange, but she also couldn't risk exposing their secret lifestyle to police, doctors, teachers, or anyone outside of their church. Christians were called in scripture to be “in the world, not of it.” So, she hid in plain sight as years of abuse and pain followed. When Tia realised she was the only one who could protect her children from becoming the next generation of patriarchal men and submissive women, she began to resist and question how they lived. But in the patriarchy, a woman with opinions is in danger, and eventually, Tia faced an urgent and extreme choice: stay and face dire consequences, or flee with her children.
Told in a beautiful and honest voice, A Well-Trained Wife is an unforgettable and timely memoir about a woman's race to save herself and her family and details the ways that extreme views can manifest in a marriage.
TIA LEVINGS writes about the realities of Christian fundamentalism, evangelical patriarchy, and religious trauma. She is also a podcaster, speaker, and Content Strategist. Find her on social media @TiaLevingsWriter. Based in Jacksonville, Florida, she is mom to four incredible adults and loves to travel, hike, paint, and daydream. A Well-Trained Wife is her first book.
