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Rose Madder

by King, Stephen
Series: Rose Madder Book 1 Published by : Viking, (New York :) Physical details: 420 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN:0670858692 (alk. paper); 9780670858699 (alk. paper). Year: 1995
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After suffering a miscarriage brought on by a beating, an abused wife leaves her husband, using his ATM card to buy a bus ticket out of town. The novel describes her struggle to begin a new life, then her husband, a sadistic police officer, comes looking for her. After fourteen years of beatings and abuse, Rose runs away from her husband. Unfortunately, he is a detective, and he has ways of finding her.