Broken
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Last published Sat, Apr 8, 2017
Ellie Jones had been battered, bruised and beaten by her husband. She was tired of her marriage but was too scared to end it. Her life got even more complicated when her childhood best friend became her neighbour after abandoning her and leaving her hurt and broken by her husband.
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