{"product_id":"strange-fits-of-passion-a-novel-isbn-9780156031394","title":"Strange Fits Of Passion: A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"Thrilling\"* with an ingenious structure, \u003cem\u003eStrange Fits of Passion\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful portrait of truth, deception, and a violent marriage from acclaimed novelist Anita Shreve.\u003cbr\u003e*\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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 settles into her new life and new identity, Harrold reappears, bringing the story to a violent, unforgettable climax. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNearly nineteen years later, a cache of documents regarding Maureen English is given to her daughter by a journalist. The truth should lie within them, but the papers raise far more questions than they answer... | \u003cp\u003e\"Thrilling and finely written . . . Ms. Shreve renders the beleaguered woman's voice, and the voices of other townspeople, with the arresting clarity we ask of all good writing.\"-The New Yorker  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shreve's prose is clear and compassionate, and her message moving.\"-The Washington Post Book World   \u003cp\u003e\"Superbly rendered . . . both touching and troubling. The box-within-a-box structure moves Shreve's subtle and searing book beyond the contemporary horror genre. It creates a kind of double novel.\"-Cosmopolitan \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889875316965,"sku":"NP9780156031394","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780156031394.jpg?v=1730232091","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/strange-fits-of-passion-a-novel-isbn-9780156031394","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}