Edge of Passion

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Summary: Difficult but intriguing story
Review: Edge of Passion is about two women who should not be together, one of them knows it and still can't resist the pull of the other woman. Mickey has left a loveless marriage that met everyone else's definition of success in America. Then she discovers she is really a lesbian, which costs her custody of her only child. When the book opens, she finds herself middle aged, successful at her job and living a life that, while not exciting, is at least comfortable. Then she meets Angela, twenty years younger and a star of the local news broadcast. Mickey KNOWS they should not get together. Everyone who knows these two women seems to KNOW they should not get together. Angela is determined to have Mickey though and as she works her spell, Mickey finds herself being drawn in like a moth to the flame. This story involves drug and alcohol abuse and what it means to be an enabler. As you read it, you'll see that disaster is where this relationship is headed , but Mickey, who is usually very level headed and seeks help from a therapist, can't seem to save herself from what is happening. The book has a stunning ending, not surprising, but certainly not the one you're led to expect. It's a good book and an excellently told story, but it can be difficult emotionally to read. We've all known a Mickey. Some of us have been Mickey and known our own Angelas.