A great suspenseful drama set in the Appalacian Backwoods!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
The story is set in the Appalacian backwoods.After,eleven years of an arranged loveless marriage to an aldulterous alcoholic and brutally insensitive man.Maggie has to choose between her affections and life threatening struggle with her husbands axe killing murderer.For three days she has gratefully connected her feelings to a man (Bastion) who has freed her horrific husband but proves to be even more severely abusive also by holding her hostage in her home.The killer demands that her children along with her to replace the family he lost because of her husband's affair with his wife.It's a compelling fiction action drama of a womens freedom and independence from the brutal men of her past.The author Robert Houston does an excellent job of illustrating this in his book.Also,the movie a"A Killing Affair"1986 starring Peter Weller and Kathy Baker was based on this novel!!
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