Return to Sender

This book follows a teenage girl whose first love, a high school boyfriend, turned into a source of harm. At first the relationship felt like the happiest thing in her life, and the early warning signs were easy to dismiss. When she tried to leave, she kept finding herself back with him as his mistreatment escalated from cruel words to violence. The story continues past the high school years, as she marries the man who hurt her and has two children with him. It is a account of how she came through it and survived.