Danielle is the inquisitive, impressionable daughter of an affluent religious black family living in LeBluff, Louisiana. Her placid childhood is disrupted when her much older sister's boyfriend, James, seduces her. To conceal an illegitimate pregnancy by him she marries and as a result soon becomes victim to his unpredictable temper and deviant sexual appetite. Each time she thinks she is gaining control and will escape she is deceived yet again and sinks deeper into her husband's web of debauchery. Finally, putting everything on the line she unsuccessfully plots to kill him. Fortunately, a lenient judge gives her a second chance, but the shame and guilt of her past continues to be a shadow she can' t lose. Will she ever believe in love and trust again? Blue Mist is about conquering despite the worst circumstances and learning that the past does not have to control the future.
Danielle is the inquisitive, impressionable daughter of an affluent religious black family living in LeBluff, Louisiana. Her placid childhood is disrupted when her much older sister's boyfriend, James, seduces her. To conceal an illegitimate pregnancy by him she marries and as a result soon becomes victim to his unpredictable temper and deviant sexual appetite. Each time she thinks she is gaining control and will escape she is deceived yet again and sinks deeper into her husband's web of debauchery. Finally, putting everything on the line she unsuccessfully plots to kill him. Fortunately, a lenient judge gives her a second chance, but the shame and guilt of her past continues to be a shadow she can' t lose. Will she ever believe in love and trust again? Blue Mist is about conquering despite the worst circumstances and learning that the past does not have to control the future.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1963.
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