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There are some books about this that may help you to understand how to better support her:
Trust after Trauma: A relationship guide for survivors and those who love them
Secondary Survivors
When You're the Partner of a Rape or Incest Survivor(https://www.amazon.com/When-Youre-Partner-Incest-Survivor/dp/0893903299/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1503500838&sr=8-3&keywords=rape+partner)
This website is about intimate partner rape, but there's a section for supporters of survivors of intimate partner sexual violence (meaning the rapist was a romantic partner/spouse)
Supporting a survivor, general info from Rape crisis UK
Recovering From Rape: Practical Advice on Overcoming the Trauma and Coping with Police, Hospitals, and the Courts - for the Survivors of Sexual Assault and their Families, Lovers and Friends
If you would like to read survivor accounts there are plenty on Reddit, you may also be interested in Alice Sebold's Lucky
There is a Secondary Survivors subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/secondary_survivors. It's not as active as here, but it is a community to help friends/family of those raped/sexually abused. There aren't many books on the subject, but one I like that was written by someone who understands the inner world of survivors is: Secondary Survivors by Namid,
http://www.amazon.com/Secondary-Survivors-Namid-ebook/dp/B001GMAT9S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407739442&sr=8-1&keywords=secondary+survivor.
There are some good posts and support communities on RAINN and pandys.org for Secondaries. I encourage you to check those out as well.
All my best!