In the Shadow of the Past - Couverture rigide

Grote, Constance

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1403327793 ISBN 13 : 9781403327796

Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2002

Synopsis

In the Shadow of the Past is a strong, important story of slow recovery from childhood abuse. Sexuality becomes a symbol of vulnerability and power. Candace struggles with conflicts thrust upon her on her journey to becoming comfortable in her body.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Candace Martin learns to hate at an early age after a scarring childhood at the hands of an abusive neighboring farmer. She struggles with an obsessive need for revenge that nearly destroys her life. The violent loss of her innocence causes her teenage years to be tormented by vivid nightmares. The shameful abuse she suffers prevents emotional or physical intimacy with her high school sweetheart and contributes to marital problems later in life. An accident leaves the farmer, Charlie McClellan, paralyzed. In an ironic twist of fate, Candace becomes his caretaker. Agonizing conflicts consume Candace as she derives a pleasure in creating sexual fantasies for Charlie as he sits helplessly imprisoned in a wheelchair. After Charlie's death, Candace marries Jake, her father's hired hand. She nearly has a nervous breakdown when he discovers compromising photos of her that the farmer had taken years ago. Jake convinces Candace that his love for her is not diminished. He patiently guides her through their marriage, counseling at the hands of a female psychiatrist and eventual rehabilitation. Candace defeats the dark secrets of the past through additional counseling with a respectable physician and subsequently establishes a safe house for abused teenagers.

Biographie de l'auteur

Constance Grote was born in Topeka, Kansas, the first daughter of a family mired in the depression era. Her love of writing began in high school when she received an A in English class for a story about an incident that happened in home economics class. Since then she has attended various workshops and conferences and has written poetry, memoirs, travel stories and short stories. A former executive secretary, she wrote In the Shadow of the Past in the evenings and on weekends while working full time. Only a few people saw the manuscript before it went to the publisher. Today, nearly ten years later, it is finally available for readers worldwide.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: AuthorHouse
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1403327793
• ISBN 13: 9781403327796
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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