| Synopsis: |
This book is from the well-loved storyteller. Caren met Marty, an Iranian, at college. Young and idealistic, they fell in love. The first years of their marriage were happy ones, living in Westchester County. But when family duty recalls Marty to Tehran, he starts to change. Gradually, he turns into a tyrannical husband, and a demanding father to his young son, Danny. Imprisoned in a loveless marriage, in a society hostile to Western women, Caren is driven to flee. Together, she and Danny escape to the States, to the small town of Primrose, NY. There she hopes to rebuild her life, and create a loving home for Danny, despite the ever-present fear of reprisals. When she meets Brian Woods, her widowed landlord and headmaster at the local school, Caren dares to dream of a second chance of happiness - provided Marty cannot track her... |