<strong>"Thrilling"* with an ingenious structure, <em>Strange Fits of Passion</em> is a powerful portrait of truth, deception, and a violent marriage from acclaimed novelist Anita Shreve.<br/>*<em>The New Yorker</em></strong><br/><br/>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. <br/><br/>But 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. <br/><br/>Nearly 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...