Escape Into Life: The Story of Six Exceptional Women
by Pheather Johnson
Category: Fiction

Escape Into Life by Pheather JohnsonAn episode of domestic violence motivates victim of verbal abuse and dominance to escape to an independent life, enabled by interaction with five special women.Characters and the men in their lives:Beth, age 30, has endured escalating domestic abuse during her marriage. Husband: Frank, postal service employee.Norma, age 50, Beth's next-door neighbor Widowed three times. Current friends: Stanley, JimAlice, age 40, mother of 16-year-old Ernie. Beth's sister-in-law George Schroeder, truck driver husbandTheresa, age 65, mother of Frank and Alice. Beth's mother-in-law Eddie, works his Mom/Pop grocery store with his wifeMiss Stellar, age 40, successful realtor, Beth's employer Bryan McCaughley, real estate entrepreneurMarsha Collins, age 50, lives in the Stony Creek house. Beth's landlady Lawrence Landers, international traveler