For ten years, Fran had been an ER nurse, patching up the casualties of life, while secretly hiding her own. She made excuses: “I fell,” “The door slammed on my arm,” while she secretly tried to put together the pieces of a life that felt increasingly shattered.
(like Paul Canoville's story of surviving racism and cancer) Graphic novel/brotherhood (addressing social tension) I can tailor the narrative to those themes. Black and Blue: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club) - Amazon.com black and blue
That night, standing in their Brooklyn apartment, the blue of Bobby's uniform looked like a stain to her, and the -and- blue marks she was hiding were a cage. She realized that staying for the sake of a "family" was just another way of teaching her son to tolerate the intolerable. She chose to run. For ten years, Fran had been an ER
Stories exploring tension between one’s public role and private reality (e.g., in law enforcement). Black and Blue: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club) - Amazon
If you'd like a different type of story, let me know if you prefer one focusing on: (like the movie with Naomie Harris)
The difficult, dangerous process of leaving an abusive relationship, often portrayed in literature and film.