Marilyn French — The Bleeding Heart

Abacus 1989 Paperback, 342pp. "By the author of the groundbreaking feminist novel THE WOMEN\'S ROOM, THE BLEEDING HEART is a compelling novel about the devastating power of marriage -- and the unexpected power of love. A love story for and about adults, it speaks to the hearts and minds of women and men everywhere. Dolores and Victor are both both successful, both Americans living alone in England. They meet and fall instantly in love, only to discover they agree on nothing. From the start they know they have only one year together. Their affair is sometimes bitter, always passionate, and, in the end, an extraordinary revelation for them both. "A monumental achievement. " -- Cosmopolitan. Some tanning, foxing.", (ISBN: 9780349113302). Good.