The Solitary Child — Nina Bawden

A Mother's warning

" I'm sure you think you're in love with him. You're excited by the idea of living in random's end. You're even more excited by the idea of living with a man who has been accused of murdering his wife. You think its romantic. But once the romance wears off -- you'll find you've made a hell for yourself.

There will always be the things that people say -- to your face as well as behind your back -- and, in the end, there will be the questions you'll have to ask yourself. And you will ask them, Harriett. You will never be sure. Never..."