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Language English ISBN 0-7704-2239-X Adaptations Life with Billy (1994) | 4/5 Goodreads Media type Print (hardcover) Originally published 1986 Genre Non-fiction Country Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life with Billy is a book written by Brian Vallée published in 1986. This non-fiction work publicized Jane Hurshman's life and her abusive marriage to Billy Stafford. It is the first work written by Vallée. Life with Billy brought issues of domestic violence to the forefront. The book was adapted into a Canadian television movie in 1994. A sequel, Life After Billy, also written by Vallée continues to explore the life of Jane Hurshman and the impacts of domestic abuse.
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Translations
In 1986 a French language translation of Life with Billy was published in France by France Loisirs under the title Une Femme en Enfer. The book was translated by Jacqueline Susini under an agreement with Bantam Books Incorporated. This book is currently out of print.
Versions
The original edition of Life with Billy was released in Canada by Seal Books, McClellan-Bantam Incorporated in 1986. A limited number of copies of this original edition are still in circulation.
In 1989 a second edition of the book was published by Pocket Books. This edition was published exclusively for the United States market.
In 1998 Life and Death With Billy was published by Seal Books. This combined Life with Billy and Life After Billy in one volume for the first time. In 2008 a special commemorative edition of Life with Billy was published by Canadian publishing company Key Porter Books. This commemorative edition also combined the Life with Billy with Vallée's Life After Billy book. This special edition also included a new prologue.