Uncovering the Untold Struggles Behind the Badge: A Riveting Journey Through Duty, Marriage, and Family
Now I must tug-boat us back towards the love story; the most patient part of this book. Terry and Joan’s marriage is never a scene but instead an ongoing thread, stitched to a stylish ending. Dwyer writes: “For twenty years, Joan lived with the badge between us. It existed as an invisible wall we stood on either side of… My self-absorption and focus on working investigations blinded me to her pain. Deep down she detested the job. She hated what it did to me, how it separated us, and how it changed me. She mourned the loss of the person she first met on Fordham’s campus.” As I cautioned, this part takes patience.
