Strange Attractors
Strange Attractors by Ruhama Veltfort, published by Wordrunner Press in 2013, is a work of fiction that explores complex human emotions and relationships. The narrative centers on Karen, a mother seeking security and happiness in her second marriage, unaware of her husband Spencer’s troubling actions as he coaches a swim team. As the story unfolds, themes of obsession, denial, and the quest for love emerge, revealing the intricate dynamics within a family grappling with hidden truths.
Readers will find a deep exploration of personal struggles as Karen confronts her husband’s disturbing behavior and her own childhood anxieties. The plot also delves into the challenges faced by her brother, who must navigate his spiritual isolation while supporting Karen’s son, Sammy, amid serious accusations. This edition spans 332 pages and is presented in English, inviting readers to engage with the nuanced portrayals of passion and the search for understanding in the face of adversity.
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“Other people’s passions are as hard to fathom as their dreams,” Karen muses. A mother yearning for security and happiness in a second marriage, she has no idea that her loving husband, a successful scientist working on climate change, is molesting the pre-teen girls on the swim team he coaches. Spencer’s feelings for “his girls” develop into an obsession as he is increasingly provoked by Karen’s son Sammy, a college student defending himself against a charge of date rape. Karen’s denial, fed by her own childhood anxieties and her passion for her husband, finally gives way before the revelation of truth, and she begins to feel her way to a new realization of the meaning of love. Meanwhile, Karen’s older brother, a man either too spiritual or too scared for an intimate relationship of his own, finds that coming to Sammy’s aid forces him to leave his monkish isolation and find his place in the real world.
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