false <![CDATA[Bitter Harvest]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173979150m/349681.jpg 349681 13 Fans of Ann Rule will find much to relish in <i>Bitter Harvest</i>, the tale of a brilliant Kansas physician who holds herself together well enough to put on a decent show for the outside world, but in the heart of her horror-struck family is a violent and baffling monster. She drinks, abuses drugs, spews invective, and even lights fires. At one point she learns from an Agatha Christie novel about a potent toxin contained in castor beans, and she starts poisoning her long-suffering husband. Yet until the final fire that consumes two of her children, they continue to love her and defend her to attackers. Rule tells the story with flair, conveying all of the heady feelings involved, but still the book has a flaw: Rule fails to understand the main character. When a psychiatrist testifies that the doctor is at a younger age than a toddler in her ability to process or sustain emotions, Rule writes, "That was a shocker. Could a woman with an IQ of 165 and a biting, facetious wit, a woman who had zipped through college and medical school, be a child emotionally?"Yes, she could. <i>Bitter Harvest</i> would've been a stronger book if Rule had shown us how. 232327 1997 Bitter Harvest total:719|5:207|4:262|3:207|2:42|1:1| 719 2789 934 57 5 1 false false Mon Sep 08 15:04:52 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 21:39:52 -0700 2008 It's a really sad ending, why didn't people see danger coming? Wh...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Sep 16 18:38:03 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 18:38:03 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 22 09:33:52 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 09:35:29 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Jan 02 05:56:17 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 05:57:55 -0800 2008 3 1 false false Sat Oct 13 11:18:20 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 14:56:14 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 09:59:49 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 14:48:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 15 08:26:06 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 08:26:59 -0800 2008 3 1 false false Mon Mar 24 11:24:44 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 11:25:02 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Sat Jun 23 17:08:43 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 17:08:53 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Nov 14 05:45:08 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 05:45:20 -0800 2008
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From the back cover:

"This book probes the case of Debora Green, a doctor and a loving mother who seemed to epitomize the dreams...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 12:34:38 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 16:43:17 -0700 2009 What I say next has NOTHING whatsoever to do with the quality of this book, because it's quite good. I love the way Ann Rule brings all of the elements of these stories and makes a cohesive, illuminating tale out of chaos.

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From the bestselling true crime author comes the mesmerising story of Debora Green, a beautiful, wealthy, successful doctor and mother of three whose murderous rage and jealousy brings ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 23:30:50 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 22:28:50 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Sep 01 05:11:46 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 05:13:19 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=349681