Excerpt from The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

I believed him, you understand. About marriage being a refuge. I want to believe him still. But lifetimes have passed since I woke up beside my husband. And I can no longer claim to be cherished.

I enclose his second letter.

Your loving cousin,
Dia

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