Strange Fits of Passion by Anita Shreve

Thinking was different 40, 50 years ago. What happened at home, stayed at home. Women were to obey. What happened to Maureen and Harrold English could have happened to someone we knew. This is the story of Maureen who takes her life in her own hands and flees an abusive husband. Shreve writes from the perspective of Maureen's own words, giving insight into the thinking of a woman who feels she has no other way out. A riveting tale of passion, of love and a murder.