Strange Fits Of Passion\"Thrilling\"* with an ingenious structure, Strange Fits of Passion is a powerful portrait of truth, deception, and a violent marriage from acclaimed novelist Anita Shreve. *The New Yorker Everyone 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. But after Maureen suffers another brutal beating, she flees with

and philosophy and blends historical

she's been living a borrowed life

toward an old nemesis with unscrupulous new designs

so she agrees to play along

provides invaluable advice for women whose men betray their confidence and trust with lies

What happens when the photographer gets the flu on Picture Day

The artifact was hidden away by a cabal of scientists—led by Alexander Graham Bell—to protect humankind

she lands a major class-action lawsuit

and amazing valor

worn jeans and with hay in her hair

it takes a Queen’s eye to see connections where no one else can

and Andy Grove founded three companies that would define the world of technology and transform our lives