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Bitter Harvest
- A Woman's Fury, a Mother's Sacrifice
- Narrated by: Mary Beth Hurt
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
The fire was the climactic event of Michael and Debora's lives. Until that summer, they had it all - a happy marriage, successful medical practices, three bright and beautiful children. Then they went on a trip to Peru with their son. There, they met attractive, blonde Celeste Walker, whose husband John was also a successful doctor. But after that trip, nothing was the same again for either couple, and all the dark hidden places in Debora and Michael's marriage bubbled to the surface in a series of almost unbelievable horrors.
Bitter Harvest is the chronicle of this tragedy in the heartland of America, the true story of the disintegration of a marriage and its horrifying consequences. Rule takes us deep in the psyche of a killer whose behavior was so twisted and so evil that it defies belief. Gripping, powerful, and ultimately terrifying, Bitter Harvest is a vivid recreation of an unthinkable crime - and a depiction of the unimagined depths of a darkness within the human spirit.
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- James Keesling
- 05-22-10
Loved this book, audio equally as good!
I loved reading the book about 5 years ago, could not put it down. I decided to listen to the audio and found it equally as compelling, listening to the entire book within a couple of days. Great listen!
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- Terri L
- 03-03-09
Ann Rule Rules!
Ann Rule but yet once again shines in her talent as a writer! Excellent Book! Highly recommend!
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- Becky
- 03-10-19
Page turner !
This book kept me on the edge of my seat. I couldn’t believe how such a smart educated woman could allow her life to crash the way Debra’s did. I couldn’t wait to find out how it ended and then it felt so anticlimactic. I liked the book but didn’t love it.
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- The Hirtes
- 03-11-17
Abridged
Any additional comments?
Shoot I downloaded before I realized this is the Abridged version and now I can't return it. By the reviews I assumed it was the full version. Buyer beware.
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- Crystal
- 09-01-16
Sensational!
I can't even put into words how extraordinary this piece of work is! Omg the reader is fantastic! This story held u from beginning to the end and never let go.
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- LaRue VanderSluis
- 07-23-20
Too short
Over priced for what I paid. Interesting story but not worth the money I paid
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- Cielo Villasenor
- 05-08-20
Bitter Disappointment
I am a devoted fan of Ann Rule and this is the only disappointment I have had. 1. It's so short 2. there is not much intrigue at all 3. It is quite unsatisfying a story
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- Maryanne T.
- 07-14-18
Worth the read
Although this was not my favorite of Ann Rule's, it was really well done. She has a way of getting you into the psychopathy of the "bad guy" or in this case the "bad girl" and I think that is necessary for true crime novels. Definitely would recommend it.
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- Zoe C. Johnson
- 05-09-18
Sad that this is abridged.
I bet that this was a really great book unabridged. Too bad that the only version in modern formats is abridged. Bad audible.
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- donna stoffer
- 11-02-16
Sad
The book was shared with me.. Not a book I would read or choose.. thanks
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- Emily P Anderton
- 04-30-20
i would pretty an unabridged version
I prefer the full version however the narrator more than made up for the abridged version