Summary of Ann Rule's Bitter Harvest

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#1 The wind blew constantly that fall in Kansas, but on October 23, 1995, gusts were strong enough to scatter carefully piled mounds of leaves and make lights flicker on and off. Housewives set out candles and flashlights in case of a power outage.

#2 Lissa was saved by her mother, who had been able to escape the fire. She saw a police car screech to a stop in front of the burning house and a policeman running toward them. She begged him to save her brother and sister, but he didn’t listen.

#3 Joan Purdy and Bob Jones were married in 1948, and they had their first daughter, Pamela, in 1949. Their second daughter, Debora, was born in 1951. The marriage was happy enough, despite their youth.

#4 The daughters, Debora and Pam, were both extremely bright, but it was Debora who showed true genius. She was a lazy student, but it didn’t matter; she was so smart she didn’t have to exert herself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669393351

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The wind blew constantly that fall in Kansas, but on October 23, 1995, gusts were strong enough to scatter carefully piled mounds of leaves and make lights flicker on and off. Housewives set out candles and flashlights in case of a power outage.

#2

Lissa was saved by her mother, who had been able to escape the fire. She saw a police car screech to a stop in front of the burning house and a policeman running toward them. She begged him to save her brother and sister, but he didn’t listen.

#3

Joan Purdy and Bob Jones were married in 1948, and they had their first daughter, Pamela, in 1949. Their second daughter, Debora, was born in 1951. The marriage was happy enough, despite their youth.

#4

The daughters, Debora and Pam, were both extremely bright, but it was Debora who showed true genius. She was a lazy student, but it didn’t matter; she was so smart she didn’t have to exert herself.

#5

The Joneses moved to Metamora, Illinois, a small town about the same size as Havana, when Pam was in her last year in high school. Debora spent her freshman and sophomore years in Metamora’s small high school, where her academic excellence shone even brighter.

#6

Debora was a cheerleader and a valedictorian at Peoria High School. She was headed for the University of Illinois, where she had never had any trouble getting grades. She was a natural at chemistry and set her sights on becoming a chemical engineer.

#7

Medical school is a challenge for the most dedicated, motivated students. Debora was not interested in medicine, but she had decided to become a doctor because her parents were living in the Kansas City area.

#8

After she graduated from med school in 1975, Debora began a hedonistic lifestyle. She had never traveled, never taken long vacations, and now she did. She was in her mid-twenties and had been in school since she was five.

#9

When Michael Farrar met Debora, she was a highly attractive woman who seemed to be looking for a good, stable man. She found him to be a good person, and they started to date.

#10

Duane and Debora’s marriage was legally over in December 1978. Duane was awarded the silver Jaguar in their divorce settlement, but he would say many years later that he felt like he had been a convenience. Mike Farrar met Duane Green only once, and did not realize until later that he had actually lived in the house.

#11

After their wedding, Mike and Debora lived together in a small apartment. Debora seemed apathetic about a physical relationship, and she did not seem to love him. She preferred reading novels to being intimate with him.

#12

Mike and Debora’s marriage was a huge disappointment from the start. They had very little in common, and their arguments were constantly triggered by Debora’s anger.

#13

Mike’s wife, Debora, was a second-year emergency medicine resident when they met. She was abrasive, autocratic, and difficult to work with. She lacked the tact to differ with others in a diplomatic manner. She was also unpopular.

#14

Mike and Debora’s marriage was not working, and they had many