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    Family Secrets
    Family Secrets
    Family Secrets
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    Family Secrets

    By Beverly Boone

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    Della Lewis Reid and her husband, Paul, have been married for 20 years. A retired educator, she is well-known in her community and church as a tireless volunteer at the Womens Shelter, innovative church leader, and excellent mother and wife. On the outside, she looks like she has it all. However, Della is hiding a terrible family secretshe is a victim of domestic violence. Della is living in denial by minimizing the abuse she suffers at the hands of her husband. But Della is not the only family member with a secret. Her teen-age daughter, Cyndi, has a devastating secret as well. When Della realizes Cyndis secret, she is shaken to the core and vows to take action.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateApr 21, 2014
    ISBN9781496901521
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      Book preview

      Family Secrets - Beverly Boone

      AuthorHouse™ LLC

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.authorhouse.com

      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2014 Beverly Boone, Ph.D.. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse   04/16/2014

      ISBN: 978-1-4969-0153-8 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4969-0152-1 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2014906128

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      CONTENTS

      CAST OF CHARACTERS

      ACT I

      ACT II

      ACT III

      DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: STATISTICS & FACTS

      Dedication

      Each year, one in three women will be victims of homicide by her current or former partner. Family Secrets is dedicated to those who have suffered injuries or lost their lives due to domestic violence and sexual abuse. For the thousands still living in a violent situations, my prayer is that you will find the courage and strength to reach out for help; to move from the shadows of family secrecy into the light of peace and healing.

      Special Thanks

      To my beautiful daughter, Sylvia; her wonderful husband, Tim; and my adorable grandson, Wesley, with great love.

      To Garrett Davis (Gdavis Productions), whose dynamic casting and directing of the 2013 debut of Family Secrets, in Greensboro, NC., offered inspiration for this publication.

      To family, friends, and co-workers who supported the writing of this play through words and deeds.

      CAST OF CHARACTERS

      Della Reid: Mother, wife, community activist

      Danny Reid: 9-year old son of Paul and Della Reid

      Cyndi Reid: 16-year old daughter of Paul and Della Reid

      Paul Reid: Della’s husband, salesman for World-Wide Electronics.

      Claudine: Della’s best friend who works as a social worker

      Pastor James Fuller: Pastor of Love of Life Church

      Fletch: Cyndi’s abusive high school boyfriend

      Dennis Campbell: Paul’s boss at World-Wide Electronics

      Debbie: Teen-age friend of Cyndi and Fletch

      Jake: Teen-age friend of Cyndi and Fletch

      ACT I

      SCENE I

      (It’s Monday morning and Della Reid is serving breakfast in her home to her husband of 20 years, Paul; her 16-year-old daughter, Cyndi; and her nine-year-old son, Danny. The family is hurriedly trying to finish breakfast and get to school or work. Della is a retired educator.)

      Della: Who wants this last chocolate chip pancake? Going once… going twice…

      Danny: I’ll take it, Mom. Umm… these pancakes are delicious! Can I have more eggs too?

      Cyndi: (Jokingly) My

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