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The Runaway Woman by Josephine Cox is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Runaway Woman about?
Lucy lives a normal life in a normal street. Was she a fool or an angelto want to run away? Lucy Lovejoy married her childhood sweetheart at16, but since then she's lost a little more of herself with each passing year. Those looking from the outside think she's like any other wifeand mother, but there is no warmth or love at the centre of Lucy'sfamily - her children have watched their father belittle her for yearsand are, much to her sadness, following in his footsteps. With her 40thbirthday approaching, Lucy discovers that her good-for-nothing husbandis having an affair with her sister, a double-betrayal for Lucy, and itshatters her. Sitting on a bench one day - she looks back at her life,and feels like she's done nothing with it. So, mustering up all of hercourage she decides to leave her family and the home she's devoted somany years to, she decides to go out into the world and start a newlife. What will Lucy discover?
Who reads The Runaway Woman?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Josephine Cox
- Publisher
- HarperCollinsPublishers
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 3.47 / 5 (200 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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