Mary Jo Buttafuoco writes candidly for the first time about her 27-year relationship with Joey Buttafuoco, focusing on why she stayed with him for more than a decade after his teenage mistress Amy Fisher shot her in the head in 1992. Mary Jo labels Joey as a "sociopath" who had mesmerized her into believing that he truly loved her, despite his obvious infidelities and instances of abuse, both before and after the shooting. By sharing the details of her traumatic marriage, particularly how she finally broke free, Mary Jo hopes to serve as an example to women in similar situations, and thus transform her personal ordeal into an opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of others.

After seventeen years, the author breaks her silence as to why she stayed with Joey Buttafuocco for so long after her husband's mistress, Amy Fisher, shot her in the head, in an account where the author says that she was married to a sociopath and includes never-before-published letters. 400,000 first printing.

After seventeen years, the author breaks her silence as to why she stayed with Joey Buttafuocco for so long after her husband's mistress, Amy Fisher, shot her in the head, in an account where the author says that she was married to a sociopath and includes never-before-published letters. 400,000 first printing.