Cry Like A Girl

By K.E. Garvey

To the unknowing, Susan and Henry McFarland appear to be just another small-town couple working toward the American dream. Susan, an introverted housewife and part-time librarian is the yin to Henry’s extroverted, rising-star yang.
Susan has always dreamed of the perfect life: a loving husband and a home filled with children, all wrapped up in a white picket fence. But the perfect life she dreams of is rooted in the soil of a dark secret.
Henry is a man’s man: confident, likable, and no more than a handshake away from taking hold of the brass ring. Unknown to him, his brass ring is hanging on the proverbial gates of hell and his perfect life lives on the opposite side of the picket fence.
It’s their seven-year anniversary. While Susan spends the day preparing the meal for their traditional anniversary dinner, Henry accepts the terms of a new job assignment and seals the deal with a night out with the boys. Susan’s worry turns to anger when Henry stumbles in after midnight and falls into bed without acknowledging the importance of the day or her efforts.
That single marital infraction turns out to be the first of many; each silently picking at the seams of Susan’s damaged past.
In a twist of irony, just as Henry realizes the consequences of his wrongdoings, the universe begins to punish him for them. As he scrambles to right his wrongs and change the course of their lives, someone else is determined to see him fail.
It is a tale of lessons learned too late. Beautifully wrought and as moving as it is tragic, the life and love of Susan and Henry will pull on the heartstrings of even the most phlegmatic.

• Language: English
• Publisher: K.E. Garvey
• Release date: Feb 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370782086

K.E. Garvey

K.E. Garvey is the author of the award-winning LILY WHITE LIES, the LIKE A GIRL series, and the popular dysfunctional family novel, THE RED STROKES. Her most recent release is a suspense novel, DEAD ENEMIES. She is currently working on book 3 in the series, FIGHT LIKE A GIRL, and a suspense novel, IN HER RIGHT MIND, due out fall 2019.Before venturing into the world of mainstream fiction, Ms. Garvey wrote articles of interest for online enthusiast magazines, most notably on the subjects of horses and eventing.A firm believer in paying it forward, she created and maintains the popular, INK DROP INTERVIEWS, where she features one-on-one question and answer sessions with Indie authors, spotlighting their work and thoughts on the subjects of writing and the publishing industry.A few of her other interests include horses, cooking, traveling, antiquing, home decorating/projects, also kayaking and paddle boarding the Pennsylvania lakes and rivers.A friend worth knowing tolerates your flaws while a friend worth keeping loves you in spite of them. ~K.E. Garvey

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