The couple married in 1983 and welcomed their second child, JD, the following year.
At the time, JD was only six, and his parents' split understandably hit him hard.
Ultimately, JD and Bowman bettered their relationship once he was a teenager.
“I said something or some conversation topic really ignited her temper,” he recalled.
The author managed to exit the car and find help.
Soon, the police were informed and Beverly was arrested.
JD confessed to Kelly that he was glad to have got away from the ordeal with his life intact.
Afterwards, JD’s grandparents were entrusted with his care.
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However, there was a time when the mother and son weren’t even speaking to each other.
Still, Beverly disclosed that her first read of “Hillbilly Elegy” was devastating.
Despite all their highs and lows, the memoir only helped bond the Vances more.
And JD ultimately found his chosen family withhis wife, Usha Vance.
