TY - BOOK AU - Anita Shreve TI - Strange Fits of Passion SN - 9780156007108 PY - 1999/// PB - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company KW - Thriller N2 - A labyrinthine tale of truth and deception from acclaimed novelist Anita Shreve 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 her infant daughter to a coastal town in Maine. The weeks pass slowly, and just as Maureen begins to settle into her new life and new identity, Harrold reappears, bringing the story to a violent, unforgettable climax ER -