| Maggie Wilson falls in love with and later marries Nate Duke. Nate becomes more abusive as time marches on while Maggie withdraws, sometimes into the arms of a work place friend. Eventually, Maggie is beaten, almost to death. Her mind and fear tell her it was her husband, Nate. Who else could have done this to her?
Another inmate also confesses to the crime six years after her husband has been imprisoned for the same. Nate is released from jail but Maggie is still confused about who smacked her around. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day) Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kind of romance: Family, struggle with Yes Struggle with: - Husband Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Farm/Ranch? Yes Farm/Ranch: - farm Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - rape/molest Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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