A Dance with the Devil: A True Story of Marriage to a Psychopath (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780425221181)

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.

Author: Barbara Bentley
ISBN-10: 0425221180
ISBN-13: 9780425221181
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 11/04/2008
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2008 pg. 1045
Library Journal 01/15/2009 pg. 108