A young woman falls into a dangerous relationship with an older, disturbed man. A psychiatrist, he manipulates her neediness to maintain control over her while he physically and sexually abuses her, much to her outer resistance and her inner delight. They are two troubled people hanging on to each other to satisfy their weaknesses, his to dominate her to the point of torture and hers to be dominated.
Supposedly based on the author's life as a young woman in post-WWII Britain, it's a tough read only because of her willingness to be abused. It is also quite graphic but not in a romance novel way. This is not the sex act glamorized, this is a brutal man raping & controlling a willing victim. It's pretty messed up.
Review by The Guardian. And by Publishers Weekly.
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