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Cage Without Bars

Coming July 15, 2014

Lucy Jackson, wife of twenty years and mother of two, unexpectedly shoots her much-respected husband at point blank range. Defense attorney Forrest Spencer, a long-time friend, discovers that she has been a victim of protracted psychological abuse by her spouse. A scrutiny of Lucy's diary reveals the true reason for his friend's act. While Battered Woman's Syndrome has found its way into US courts as a defense strategy for homicide, psychological abuse, though very real, has not. Spencer seeks a not guilty verdict on the basis of Lucy's state of mind that led her to believe that violence was her only option.

About Gerald Neufeld

Heather, my sweet wife, likes to talk about the difference between a passion for something and a compulsion. Is she concerned that I spend less time making goodies in the kitchen that she likes and that I see too little sun? Is she worried about the accumulation extra pounds and my growing attachment to my keyboard? Thank who or whatever created this wild world of ours that she cares. Otherwise, I might find myself one day permanently adrift in one of those fictitious worlds we novelists inhabit.

Lest I convey the wrong impression about my spouse, she is my greatest supporter, the lady who, almost daily, insightfully feeds back to me about my ideas. No writer could want a better muse.
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Last Updated: June 6, 2014

 

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