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So, turns out that the Bible is actually more complicated on this than it seems at first glance.
You have to look at all the passages, in their context, and with a broader understanding of the meaning of both marriage and divorce in the culture at the time, including the jewish and grecco-roman cultures.
Turns out there's a significant amount of debate on this topic. Here are 2 books with Christian scholars debating their positions.
[Divorce and Remarriage: Four Christian Views] (http://smile.amazon.com/dp/0830812830)
Remarriage after Divorce in Today's Church: 3 Views
One of the most interesting things about these two books is that the author of the "Divorce is sometimes allowed, but remarriage never is" position, William Heth, One of the most well known authors on the subject at the time, Realized he was wrong, and is actually the proponent of the "remarriage is allowed under some circumstances" position in that second book, published 16 years later! So if you were to read that first book's argument for why remarriage isn't allowed, the author of it himself would actually be disagree and be able to refute everything in it.
The Biblical View IS correct, but it isn't as simple, cut and dry as lots of people would like you to believe.
The Bible doesn't "force" you to do anything. You get to decide what you do.
There's a lot to dig into around ethical divorce (or separation, or remarriage), and everyone has lots of opinions about it.
Let me put it this way: no reasonable church is going to require you to stay with or obey someone who is abusing you. If a church requires you do that, they are not a church that is working for the Kingdom of God.
I bet you could find some books on the topic at your local library. I'm not well read in the area but this collaborative survey seems a great place to start, and each of its contributors have their own books on the topic.
Some other, more abuse specific books:
There's a bunch more I'm slightly cautious to recommend because the only ones I can find are by evangelical or Reformed authors, but many seem to have promising titles: