If you are looking for "cutsy" writing such as, "The green and yellow leaf shadowed the red leaf as the hummingbird made it's way to the nectar of the nearest flower," this is not the book for you. If you want to read of one woman's treatment of mental cruelty and possessiveness in a marriage relationship while enduring many hardships, and finally overcoming, this is the book for you. You may even find glimpses of Sarah in your own life.