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"She thought she knew her husband. She thought she knew herself. She was mistaken on both counts...." When Katherine Fraser's husband vanishes, she discovers that he has hidden his past from her...but when his wealthy family finds her and sweeps her into a world of power and luxury, the fearful, dependent wife is gradually transformed into a vibrant, glamorous woman. From San Francisco to Paris to the Cote d'Azur, Katherine tastes the romance and elegance of a world she never had dreamed show more possible. Suddenly, her husband returns, and forces her to choose: whether to embrace the past, or to plunge into a richly exciting new life, and a deep, passionate new love. "When a woman gets a second chance, should she be loyal to the life she had before?" Judith Michael explores this intriguing question in the unforgettable bestseller "Possessions." show less

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@ Craig Fraser leaves family twice runs away; Sale Money; boating accident
San Francisco scene okay

She thought she knew her husband. She thought she knew herself. She was mistaken on both counts....When Katherine Fraser's husband vanishes, she discovers that he has hidden his past from her...but when his wealthy family finds her and sweeps her into a world of power and luxury, the fearful, dependent wife is gradually transformed into a vibrant, glamorous woman. From San Francisco to Paris to the Cote d'Azur, Katherine tastes the romance and elegance of a world she never had dreamed possible. Suddenly, her husband returns, and forces her to choose: whether to embrace the past, or to plunge into a richly exciting new life, and a deep, show more passionate new love.

"When a woman gets a second chance, should she be loyal to the life she had before?"
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From one of the book boxes that Moem sent to me. This is not really my kind of book, so I'm looking for a new home for it.

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Judith Michael is the pseudonym of the married-couple writing team of Judith Barnard and Michael Fain. They began their writing career by writing newspaper and magazine articles on family, marriage, and relationships, then they turned to the writing of novels in 1982. Some of their works include "Deceptions," "Acts of Love," "Pot of Gold," show more "Sleeping Beauty," and "A Tangled Web." (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Fiction and Literature, Romance
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813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PS3563 .I254 .P6Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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