The Crystal FishbowlAuthorHouse, 29. okt. 2007 - 436 sider Anna Westover had no idea at seventeen, still grief-stricken from the loss of her grandmother, and back living with her horrible family, that Victor Spofford, a young charismatic Baptist preacher, would be the wrong choice, the worst choice. On her grandmothers insistence shed refused to even date the boy shed always loved, simply because he wasnt Baptist. Annas wedding was a dream; her new life in western Massachusetts a wondrous challengeuntil mysterious letters began to arrive. Then Victor changed . . . or was it that he finally revealed his true nature? No one would believe that he abused her. He never hitat least not intentionally. And as the preachers wife, she could confide in no one. To others, he was gorgeous, enlightened and dynamic. He knew the perfect words to give comfort or guidance. He brought scores of sinners to the Lord with his woeful childhood tales. Who was she but his meek wife, lovely yet subdued, who sat in her accustomed front-row pew each Sunday morning, gazing up at him in adoration? He was always sorry later: crying, begging forgiveness. And she wanted to believe him. He was so pitiful in his sorrow. But after he lost his job and they returned to New Hampshire, her hopes are firmly and completely crushed when another letter arrives, and she uncovers his lies. Desperate for comfort, she turns to another man. Then the violence escalates and she must take a stand. |
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... marry a preacher?” he asked. “I thought that was a joke.” “It's no joke,” she said, wanting to hurl the phone against the wall. Out of the corner of her eye, she spied her grandmother coming out of her room. She wasn't limping. Her eyes ...
... marry a preacher who'd be kind and gentle—not a creep like Henry. “Come on, guys, we're here for the kids,” the leader said. “Isn't saving one soul worth the sacrifice? We've got to keep the boys away from the girls; and the 22 Wendy ...
... marry someone like Victor Spofford, Pastor Rippley's protégé, an almost-minister, who had to be married by now. Like her, he'd come from a troubled family: she couldn't recall the details. Maybe he too longed for a loving family, like ...
... married her mother and that she was beholden to him for survival. “Gotta get to work,” Henry mumbled and slumped out the door, letting it slam behind him. Liar, she wanted to shriek. Couldn't he have extended himself for a few more ...
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