Absolution: A Novel

Jeanie is pregnant and feels guilty about the sexual assault she suffered in college. Her husband, Greg, is unaware of her lingering shame and guilt and is too busy cashing in his stock options to pay attention to her. When Greg discovers evidence of Jeanies long-ago pregnancy, his pristine image of her is blown, and he becomes violent. Jeanie realizes she needs to leave him, but Greg won't let her go and may resort to blackmail or worse.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 29 October 2020
Publisher: Sparkpress

Jeanie believes she is to blame for the sexual assault she endured in college and will do anything to prevent her old-school Catholic family from learning about the resulting pregnancy, as well as what she did to conceal it. Years have passed since the assault, and Jeanie's husband, Greg, still believes she is the seemingly innocent girl he married in a rush to spite his controlling mother. It is the height of the Seattle dot-com boom, and he is too busy cashing in his stock options to pay attention to his wife. He is unaware of Jeanie's lingering shame and guilt, or that she married him in the desperate hope that devoting herself to marriage and motherhood would somehow absolve her from the sins in her past. Their hidden agendas collide when Greg discovers evidence of Jeanie's long-ago pregnancy. As she confesses the details of that drunken night with her married professor, Greg's pristine image of her is blown. His shock deepens into violent fury, and Jeanie realizes she needs to leave him—but Greg won't let her go. He is up for a big promotion, and he is not about to let her ruin his reputation by walking out on him. He will resort to blackmail if necessary. Or worse.

Weight: 332g
Dimension: 139 x 213 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781684630615