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Welcome to Paradise
Love, marriage… and a secret history of trauma. Anna Maria Tremonti has been keeping her past a secret for over 40 years. As one of Canada’s most respected journalists, she has a reputation for being fearless and hard-hitting. She’s reported from some of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones. But none were as immediately threatening as life at home. In her early 20s, she fell in love with a man who seemed worldly and charming. Behind closed doors he was incredibly violent. They were only married for a year but the consequences of the abuse have lasted a lifetime. This is the first...
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Ratings & Reviews
4.8 stars from 1,483 ratings
Impactful
While this story is far from my own lived experience, I found it incredibly moving and enlightening. I’ve listened to and admired the work of AnaMaria for years. She is so strong, intelligent and an outstanding model for women of my generation. To find out her deep secret makes her all the...Read full review »
Sjm1958 via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 09/19/23
I felt like she buried the lede and that she had an important piece of the puzzle as to why he did what he did, and kept it to the very last episode almost as a footnote. If someone gets a settlement from the Catholic Church, that means that they were abused, severely and repeatedly - that’s also...Read full review »
Need Retail Therapy via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 09/17/23
A powerful listen
Anna Maria’s voice is steady as ever and yet tells such a personal, powerful, and heart wrenching story. The inclusion of her conversation with her therapist in working through this provides such clarity in breaking through the conflicting feelings and false narratives to get to the truth.
bornboyDom via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 06/22/23
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