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Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Paperback, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Hardcover
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The reader is left to uncover the truth in this labryinth of a tale, a riveting story told within the framework of one reporter's notes and a woman's letters from prison. 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 New York with her infant daughter and seeks refuge in a small coastal town in Maine. The weeks pass slowly, and just as Maureen begins to heal physically and emotionally, Harrold finds her, bringing the story to a violent, unforgettable end.
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Terry A. (A book I thoroughly enjoyed! Told from multiple points of view, the story builds in different directions. A good reminder that "truth" is often a gray area.
Reminds me of the 3 blind men and the elephant, one feeling the trunk, one feeling the tail and one feeling the leg. They each described the elephant as they "saw" it. So, too, the characters in this book "saw" and applied their own point of view to the dilemma therein. Even at the end of the book, the reader is not sure what to believe. We get to partake in the "seeing". Good book!
Mary chose St. Hilaire, Maine, becuase it was very small and far away from New York City. And everyone in town knew right away she was running. A woman with a baby alone. A woman with dark glasses that didn't quite hide her horribly beaten face. She gave her name as MAre Amesbury, but that was not true. What was ture was her fear-and that she had not run far enough. For soon there would be murder, a rape charge, and suicide in St. Hilaire. And then one last betrayal: An ambitious woman journalist would write the story of Mare Amesbury that would haunt her to the grave.
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