Caught in the hook of love, a young woman marries a dashing university professor. She moves to a coastal town to be with him, but behind closed doors she discovers that her perfect husband is a perfect monster. As he sets about battering her into obedience and as her family pressures her to stay in the marriage, she swears to fight back - a resistance that will either kill her or set her free. Will move readers to laughter, to anger, to tears ... and to action.