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Acts of Contrition by Handford, Jennifer is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Mary Morrissey is living the life of her dreams. She has a loving husband of ten years, Tom, two daughters, and twin boys. Her parents are just down the road. Her three sisters are nearby. Perfectsome might even say she is living the American Dream. But beneath the shiny veneer, Mary hasnt taken a calm breath in years. She lives in a constant state of panic, afraid that the secret shes kept hidden for so long will be revealed, that it will shatter the life shes worked so hard to build. When Marys handsome and addictively charismatic ex-boyfriend Landon James reappears during his high profile Senate campaign, she feels the truth bubbling to the surface and knows shes powerless to stop it. Mary has spent years trying to forget him, and now hes on every TV she sees. A conditional Catholic, Mary bargains with God, negotiating deals that will keep her happy life undisturbed for another day. She prays for strength and confesses her sinsanything that might let her sleep at night under the weight of the guilt she carries from lying to her husband and family for the entirety of her marriage.When Tom learns what Marys been hiding, what once seemed unfathomablea deep, heartbre

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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Handford, Jennifer
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Published
2014
Language
EN
ISBN
9781477809518
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
Rating
3.68 / 5 (1,315 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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