Love, Sin & Survival Book

A novel based on real life events. A woman of extraordinary beauty, thirty year-old Irene Kent fits comfortably into the role of wife and mother as defined by her culture. Suddenly widowed, she begins the painful journey of learning that her entire identity has been based on the love of a man. Struggling painfully with single life, she falls in love with a married man and her entire belief system is challenged. Irene's daughter Ellen watches her mother struggle, and observes and evaluates the culture and lives of her family and fellow townspeople. She grows into young womanhood critically examining time-honored beliefs versus her deep desire to forge a different life for herself as a woman.