Susan R Sloan
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English
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Raised in a large, loving Irish Catholic family, Valerie O'Connor is a sheltered and innocent young woman who comes of age in the 1950s. When, at age 18, she meets and falls deeply in love with Jack Marsh, a dashing veteran of the Air Force, little does she know that she is about to begin a relationship that is doomed from the start.
Their many years of marriage are filled with Jack's drunken rages followed by morning-after remorse, and scenes...
Their many years of marriage are filled with Jack's drunken rages followed by morning-after remorse, and scenes...
Author
Language
English
Description
A provocative tale that mirrors today's headlines, this page-turning first novel is a gripping, intelligent and totally satisfying account of one woman's brave struggle to triumph over the pain of a vicious rape, her battle to rebuild her life and the ultimate, shocking confrontation with the man who nearly destroyed her.