Maggie Mae- I live in MA and spend time on Cape Cod. When Christa was murdered I was preoccupied by the image of her toddler cuddling her dead body in a pool of blood. I followed the investigation for a bit but found the coverage alarming as journalists dehumanized her in their focus on her lifestyle, her history, her relationships and her isolation. I felt very sad for her that the violence she and her child endured was lost to a preoccupation with her sex life and her reserve. I was puzzled but now understand that she was an independent, successful, beautiful, single mother and her life was a threat to our belief that women need men to have a good life. If a woman is living "free" on their own terms they need to be destroyed. I quote free because this book as you describe it paints a picture of a woman being taunted and harassed for not giving the men she knows what they want. Thank you for this review. It helps me to close a chapter that I did't realize was still open.
Maggie Mae- I live in MA and spend time on Cape Cod. When Christa was murdered I was preoccupied by the image of her toddler cuddling her dead body in a pool of blood. I followed the investigation for a bit but found the coverage alarming as journalists dehumanized her in their focus on her lifestyle, her history, her relationships and her isolation. I felt very sad for her that the violence she and her child endured was lost to a preoccupation with her sex life and her reserve. I was puzzled but now understand that she was an independent, successful, beautiful, single mother and her life was a threat to our belief that women need men to have a good life. If a woman is living "free" on their own terms they need to be destroyed. I quote free because this book as you describe it paints a picture of a woman being taunted and harassed for not giving the men she knows what they want. Thank you for this review. It helps me to close a chapter that I did't realize was still open.
Thank you for sharing that here. I’m sure I would have felt the same as you, witnessing that media frenzy, and your conclusion is spot on.
Thank you for this, Maggie May. Your points are excellent.
Hamilton I’m glad you liked it!