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Abandoned heart

by Richard Parrish · 1996

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Separated schoolteacher Kate starts a new life in Arizona with daughter Jennifer, 3. She also offers a room to a girl in need, Donna, 16, an ex-prostitute. One day two men sent by Donna's pimp rape both girls and Jennifer becomes HIV-positive. When the rapist goes free, Kate takes the law into her own hands.

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legal thrillerlegal thrillerMore like thisLess of thisthrillerthrillerMore like thisLess of this
Themes
courtroomcourtroomMore like thisLess of thismother daughtermother daughterMore like thisLess of thismurdermurderMore like thisLess of thispsychologicalpsychologicalMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisArizonaArizonaMore like thisLess of thisPhoenixPhoenixMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 355 pages

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