Second chance - Elizabeth Waite

The first chance came in 1945.
When Barbara Hamlin ran away to Devon to marry Michael Henderson.
But Barbara's wedding leaves her with a sense of impending doom Living together in a dingy flat in Battersea, Michael reveals himself to be drunken and violent.
He denies her desire to bear children, insisting on two terminations Now, pregnant for a third time, Barbara is viciously assaulted by Michael and a friend.
She escapes and finds refuge in a home for unmarried mothers, but gives up her child for adoption.
Four years on from a disastrous marriage, Barbara returns to her parents' home.
She remains wary of men and doubts she will love again.
Will she get a second chance?