Strange fits of passion

Description:

**A labyrinthine tale of truth and deception from acclaimed novelist Anita Shreve.** 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 begins to settle into her new life and new identity, Harrold reappears, bringing the story to a violent, unforgettable climax.

subjects: Fiction,  Abused wives,  Women journalists,  Large type books,  Fiction, suspense,  Maine, fiction,  Saint hilaire (me. : imaginary place), fiction,  Women journalists, fiction,  Fiction, mystery & detective, general,  Fiction, psychological,  Abused women,  Fiction, romance, suspense,  Fiction, romance, general