Jodie is frightened. Of her husband, Jack. He is a bully who controls her life, telling her what she should do; giving her daily chores and forbidding her from seeing her friends. He controls Jodie by verbal abuse but is t adverse to the use of physical, even sexual violence. Jodie realises that she is becoming more dependent on alcohol to help ease her mental stress as she tries to appease her husband. Their son, Christopher, CJ, is all too aware of his mother's situation, but he is occupied with his own problems with a bully at school and is too frightened of his father's wrath to ask for help. Tragically, it is a hit and run incident which opens up a path for them both to escape from their situations. Jodie discovers kindness and affection from a totally unexpected quarter and CJ finds the strength to fight back. There are still numerous loose ends to be tidied up but mother and son can at last begin to feel that life can be good.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN-10
1784551775
ISBN-13
9781784551773
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214401088
Product Key Features
Author
EMMA Coray
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Author Biography
Emma Coray was born in Crantock, Cornwall and raised in Milton Keynes. She now lives in Qatar with her husband. Struck is her first novel.