Sexual Violence: The Sin Revisited

By Marie M. Fortune

Book Overview

Matthew and Amelia were once in love and planning to raise a family together, but a decade later, they have become professional enemies. To Amelia, who has dedicated her life to medical ethics, Matthew's job as a high-powered pharmaceutical executive has turned him into a heartless person who doesn't care about anything but money. Now they're kept in balance only by Matthew's best and oldest friend, Ben, a rising science superstar - and Amelia's new boyfriend.That balance begins to crumble one night when, coming home to his upscale Philadelphia loft, Matthew finds himself on a desolate bridge face-to-face with a boy screaming for help. Homeless for most of his life, ten-year-old Danny is as streetwise as he is world-weary, and his desperation to save his three-year-old sister means he will do whatever it takes to get Matthew's help. What follows is an escalating game of one-upmanship between Matthew, Amelia, and Danny, as all three players struggle to defend what is most important to them - and are ultimately forced to reconsider what they truly want.Dazzlingly written with a riveting story that will resonate with listeners everywhere, Lisa Tucker's The Cure for Modern Life is a smart, humorous, big-hearted novel about what it means in the twenty-first century to be responsible, to care about other people, and to do the right thing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0829816682
• ISBN13: 9780829816686
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Pilgrim Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great book to comfort a hurting soul

I found this book to be a great beginner guild in relieving the pain of those who have been sexually abuse or those who once was the abuser. If you are a pastor, minster or anyone that have contact with people who might seek your advice on varies subjects then I recommand this book for you.

from Pilgrim Press

This is a revision of the classic 1981 edition which includes The author's insights derived from a career of working against sexual violence in all its forms. With sexual violence no longer the "unmentionable" sin it was twenty years ago, and with much progress having been made in the ways people respond to sexual violence, this new book continues to call religious leaders' and caregivers' attention to this pervasive constellation of problems.