When her daughter gets divorced, Beth is forcibly reminded of her own first marriage and the emotional abuse her husband inflicted on her. Both Beth's own experiences and the other situations she witnesses meld together in this exploration of the nature of domestic abuse.

Real Life contains ten perfectly formed stories—singular moments of emotional intensity about the inner lives we all lead. Each story presents the moments of "real life" that all of us experience, stripping away defences to reveal truths of pain, joy, anger, fear, or hope.

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