Fire in the Bedroll (Llamarada de Petate)

An autobiographical account of a marriage that looked idyllic from the outside.She: a missionaries' kid intelligent educated conscientious. He: a minister of the gospel Seminary graduate family man charming host. Together: parents home owners church-planters. In reality: a battered wife. Frightened children. Sudden violence. Lies and manipulation. Sixteen years of fear. This book exposes the corrupt heart of the marriage and explores the questions Why didn't she just leave? and How did she finally break the bonds that held her? The author offers no professional opinions proposes no legislation espouses no theories. She only tells her story as it happened in hopes that it may help someone else to find her way to the sunlight.