Strange Fits of Passion
Author | : Anita Shreve |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 1999-11-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780547545370 |
ISBN-13 | : 0547545371 |
Rating | : 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "Thrilling"* with an ingenious structure, Strange Fits of Passion powerful portrait of truth, deception, and a troubled marriage from acclaimed novelist Anita Shreve. *The New Yorker Everyone believes that Maureen and Harrold English, two successful New York City journalists, have a happy, stable marriage. It's the early '70s, and no one discusses or even suspects domestic abuse. But after Maureen suffers another brutal beating, she flees with her infant daughter to a coastal town in Maine. The weeks pass slowly, and just as Maureen settles into her new life and new identity, Harrold reappears, bringing the story to a violent, unforgettable climax. Nearly nineteen years later, a cache of documents regarding Maureen English is given to her daughter by a journalist. The truth should lie within them, but the papers raise far more questions than they answer...