TY - BOOK AU - Cox,Josephine TI - The runaway woman SN - 9780007419937 (hardback) U1 - 823.92 23 KW - Dysfunctional families KW - Fiction KW - Abused women KW - Domestic fiction N2 - No-one thought she had the courage...Those looking in from the outside think Lucy Lovejoy's life is like any other, but at the centre of her family there is a big empty hole where all the love and warmth should be. Over the years, her children have watched while their father chipped away at Lucy's self-confidence. Now the children are following their own paths, and Lucy has never felt more alone. When tragedy strikes at the heart of the family, it's a wake-up call for Lucy. Everyone has taken a little piece of her, and she isn't sure who she is anymore. So when Lucy faces a betrayal from those she loves deepest, she knows that it's time to make a choice. Is she brave enough to find herself again? ER -