The Woman Who Left: Jealousy is a force to be reckoned with…

by JosephineCox (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.25

  Louise and Ben Hunter's loving marriage is marred only by their unfulfilled longing for a child. Living and working with Ben's father, Ronnie, they are quietly contented. But when Ronnie dies, their whole world changes. Ben's lazy brother, Jacob, returns, convinced he stands to inherit Ronnie's small fortune. And he means to have his brother's wife; though just as she did years before, Louise warns him off. Jacob, however, is not so easily dismissed. When he realises Ben will inherit everything, Jacob is beside himself with rage, and commits a terrible deed, one that threatens to destroy everything his brother and Louise hold dear...

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $3.25

  Louise and Ben Hunter have a happy, loving marriage, marred only by their unfulfilled longing for a child. Working together on the family farm for Ben's father, Ronnie, they watch the seasons pass with joy, especially now Ben's lazy and lustful elder brother has left to set up his own business. But Ronnie's death brings Jacob home, sure he will profit from his family's grief - and hoping to find some way to steal Louise from his brother. When Jacob realises Ben will inherit the farm, he is furious, but determined to reverse his father's last wish. As his plot to seize Ben's livelihood takes shape, Jacob's selfish greed threatens to destroy everything the Hunters hold dear - their home and their family, their friends, their marriage and even their lives...