Oct 26, 2002 12:25 PM
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(Updated Nov 20, 2002 11:36 AM)
I think this is one of Steel's best work !
The story is about a young Grace Adams who is abused by her father with the knowledge of her ailing mom, then when the mom dies, grace refuses to give in to her dad's demands which obviously leads to being raped more but now she ends up killing her father & landing in jail ! There is no relief in jail for poor grace as here too she is raped by her inmate, so its not the end of her misery. After serving jail for two years she is released and.........wait !!
There is more trouble ! This time its a sick probation officer & also by a photographer. She manages to escape them and get work at a law firm but then again she faces trouble when she is abused by a man whose wife she tried to help at a woman's centre. During the time she recovers from this she comes close to her rich boss Charles & they later get married :)
One would hope that this is the much deserved happy ending for Grace Adams but its beginning of much worse time to come. Her husband is standing for elections and that is when her past is uncover by some reporters and hence starts even more misfortune for Grace. But as they say ''Good things happen to good people'' ultimately Grace does manage to get the Good Things in her life, though it comes after long suffering and unimaginable pain.
I loved the reading this book so much that didnt put it down till I finished it.......... in a day ! Well I have to say that its really gruesome at some points but it surely is worth a reading once :)