A Dance with the Devil: A True Story of Marriage to a Psychopath Contributor(s): Bentley, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0425221180 ISBN-13: 9780425221181 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2008 Annotation: Her marriage to retired Navy admiral John Perry seemed almost too good to be true. Because it wasa] At the start of her relationship with the intelligent and worldly John Perry, Barbara Bentley couldnat believe her luckaso when things didnat add up, she struggled to ignore her doubts. She kept trying to put the pieces togetheraunaware that some of them were simply missing. Even as he drained her credit, dodged her questions, manipulated her and misled her, she stayed with him, suppressing her growing suspicions. Ultimately he would try to kill her, proving himself not a protector and provider, but a predator. This is Barbaraas courageous, compelling story, in her own wordsaof the slow, choking darkness that fell after the honeymoon was over, what it took to finally drive her to escape and start her life anew, and her tireless efforts to protect other women and help them learn from her example. |
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BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - True Crime | Murder - General - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2008024620 |
Age Level: 18-UP |
Grade Level: 13-UP |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" L (0.75 lbs) 400 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2008 pg. 1045 Library Journal 01/15/2009 pg. 108 |
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Publisher Description: Her marriage to retired Navy admiral John Perry seemed almost too good to be true. Because it was? At the start of her relationship with the intelligent and worldly John Perry, Barbara Bentley couldn't believe her luck?so when things didn't add up, she struggled to ignore her doubts. She kept trying to put the pieces together?unaware that some of them were simply missing. Even as he drained her credit, dodged her questions, manipulated her and misled her, she stayed with him, suppressing her growing suspicions. Ultimately he would try to kill her, proving himself not a protector and provider, but a predator. This is Barbara's courageous, compelling story, in her own words?of the slow, choking darkness that fell after the honeymoon was over, what it took to finally drive her to escape and start her life anew, and her tireless efforts to protect other women and help them learn from her example. |
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