Monique Faison Ross, Playing Dead

Monique Faison Ross

Playing Dead: A Memoir of Terror and Survival

A stunning story of resilience, bravery, and grit, Monique Faison Ross recounts her marriage to her high school sweetheart that turned horrifically abusive. When she gathered the courage to leave with her children, he escalated to threats and stalking, ignoring court injunctions and arrests, and finally culminating in a nightmarish car ride that involved car crashes and rape. He mercilessly beat her on the head with a shovel and abandoned her brutalized body in the woods in the rain, believing her dead. Faison Ross not only survived but moved forward on a path to recovery and helping others with her story.

Sponsored by Judy Berger

 

Performing Arts Center, upstairs

Tuesday, November 16

1 pm

This event can be viewed virtually at community.jccstl.org