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A Dance With the Devil: A True Story of Marriage to a Psychopath | 
| Author: Barbara Bentley
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Category: Book
List Price: $16.00
Buy New: $10.88
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 46185
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0425221180
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.1523092
EAN: 9780425221181
Publication Date: November 4, 2008
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Product 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 couldnt believe her luckso when things didnt add up, she struggled to ignore her doubts. She kept trying to put the pieces togetherunaware 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 Barbaras courageous, compelling story, in her own wordsof 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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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Page turner January 5, 2009
This book presents an intriguing insight into the minds of psychopaths and victims. It reads like a novel - I finished it in two sittings. Highly recommended!
MUST reading for single women January 5, 2009
This book was scary. The author was so completely open and honest it is easy to see how something like this could happen to an average person. This man was evil and I don't believe he ever got his just punishment although the author did a lot towards keeping this from happening to other spouses in California. I couldn't put this book down. True crime from the inside with all your questions answered. Great book.
Could not put it down!!! December 28, 2008
Wow!!! My daughter-in-law gave me the signed "A Dance with the Devil", book for Christmas, I could not put it down!!! A very compelling story and since I grew up in the bay area I knew where so much of the story took place, even the names of some of the people involved. I thank Barbara for giving me the tools for success: Passion, Planning, Patience and Persistence.
Mary Gunderman
Brentwood, Ca.
Fascinating - I Couldn't Put It Down! December 16, 2008
While some readers may question the author's gullibility (and I did too, at times), I can understand it. Many women have ignored some really red flags because of love - or what they conceptualize as love (which may really be an addiction to another person). In any case, the story is very interesting, readable, and inspiring. It also has an honest quality not found in all memoirs - perhaps because some are written before the author is ready to confront certain aspects of herself. This author lays it all out, and I admire her courage.
Excellent Read December 13, 2008
I found myself unable to put this book down even though I already knew the story. I particularly enjoyed reading about Barbara's efforts to change the no-fault divorce laws in California. I would recommend this book without hesitation.
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