First published over twenty years ago it is fantastic to see Simon and Schuster have brought this back to our awareness. This is a tale of obsessive love, passion and betrayal. The beautiful but fragile Agnes is one of the most heart breaking characters you will ever read about. This is unputdownable, compelling and beautifully written.
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"During all those years when everyone wanted me to tell them...how I came to fire that shot, I never wanted to talk. Now I think I do..."
Agnes Dempster - young, beautiful, and accused of murder.
Vermont, 1890. After an unhappy childhood, Agnes Dempster turns her back on her family and escapes to the city to begin a new life. There she meets Frank Holt, a local stonecutter, a man who captures her imagination and opens her eyes to an entirely different world.
They begin a relationship, but over time Agnes becomes more dependent on Frank and this soon becomes an obsession - a dangerous one. And when she discovers her beloved is not as perfect as the image she had created of him, the cracks in her already fragile psyche begin to deepen. He is a betrayer, a man who will never make her happy. And as her life spirals out of control Agnes is propelled into a state of barely-controlled madness; a madness that leads to a chaotic and destructive resolution which will affect her and those around her for the rest of their lives...
The Madness of a Seduced Woman features in the following genres: Sagas, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Book Club Recommendations, Fiction, General Fiction, Recommendations, Romance / Relationship Stories
The Madness of a Seduced Woman is available in Paperback
The Madness of a Seduced Woman was written by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer and published by Simon & Schuster Ltd
The Madness of a Seduced Woman has 638 pages
