Foreword
Psychologists and sociologists differ in their explanations for the sudden and chilling violence which now seems so endemic to our culture: The Vietnam War-brutality on television-a return to a jungle mentality of dog eat dog-these are only a few of the reasons given for what seems to be a head-long plunge into anarchy.
Whatever the reasons, there is no question that all of us face danger in our everyday lives. In this insightful and valuable novel of one girl's terror-filled experience with sexual violence, we gain a valuable-if chilling-picture of what can happen when innocence meets sexual depravity.
Married to a handsome and gentle man-protected from the evil that pervades our cities. Joni Parker is unprepared for the sudden disruption of her happy life that follows when she is forced into the most shameful sexual acts she can imagine-anal-rape and oral-genital sex. In the fast moving story that follows, you will share her degradation as she becomes the sexual toy of two of the most savage characters in modern adult fiction.
Out of her harrowing experience, our lovely young protagonist must struggle not only to maintain her sanity in the face of the most brutal conditions, but she must readjust her whole life to the lewd changes she finds in herself.
This important novel will shock and disturb you and, for that reason, we recommend it only for the most mature reader. Joni's fall from innocence is graphically and explicitly detailed, and the reader is spared none of her inner-most thoughts as she fights for survival.
Some critics might suggest that this important work is too explicit-too real! However, we can only counter by pointing out that life itself can often be starkly tragic. To deny reality is to deny reason. To face reality squarely and without squeamisliness is to grow and expand our own knowledge of the forces that drive us, andhopefully-to combat the evil influences in our society that threaten to destroy us.
If the fictional characters in this vivid novel can make us better understand ourselves and our environment, then we as publishers have succeeded.
-The Publishers