| Description |
viii, 335 pages ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
"Everyone in Wheeler, New Mexico, thinks Joanna leads the perfect life: the quiet, contented housewife of a dashing deputy sheriff, raising a beautiful young daughter, Laurel. But Joannas reality is nothing like her facade. Behind closed doors, she lives in constant fear of her husband. She's been trapped for so long, escape seems impossible--until a stranger offers her the help she needs to flee"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Note |
Includes discussion questions. |
| Subject |
Mother and child -- Fiction.
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Abusive men -- Fiction.
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New Mexico -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Domestic fiction.
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Psychological fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780451473370 (pbk.) |
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045147337X (pbk.) |
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