SOLVED. Young man can’t let people see his face because it makes them angry. [s]

[Mariah]

This man has to live a hidden life, his mother tried to kill him when he was young but made him run and hide. Then killed herself. There’s a woman who is an agrophobic. They fall in love. There’s a priest that has been helping the young man. The young man and woman save children like the young man who have been abused.

[SamSpayedPI]

Innocence by Dean Koontz. There's a sort of pre-novel short story called Wilderness about the mother.

[Mariah]

Thank you!

[Kris]

Just to confirm, is Innocence by Dean Koontz your book? (Sometimes people say 'thanks' when someone takes the time to make a good suggestion.)

[Mariah]

That’s the book!

[Kris]

Great. Thanks for the confirmation, Mariah.