A Dutch Master Story (2) The next instalment in the Dutch Master series, is called Bad Girl. Sylvia, Koen’s former wife, has been replaced by his new love, Jutta. Guilt and Shame fight a fierce battle within Sylvia. So many things happened in her past. Is she worthy of love and belonging? Jutta and Koen’s relentless pressure forces her to confront the ghosts of her past, the sights, sounds and smells that haunt her.
An envious friend pushes a beautiful wife towards infidelity, launching a once-happy couple on a dark, twisty ride. While they struggle to keep their marriage afloat, deep-seated insecurities, vanities, and traumas strike from every corner and crevice. Along the way, they gain unexpected emotional and sexual insights; but a sudden plunge casts them adrift, separately, towards nightmares, temptation, and domination. The tunnel becomes a crucible, which will either reforge or destroy them.
A young trophy wife's entire life is changed by a visit to the dentist. She makes the mistake of combining alcohol with a drug the dentist prescribes and her stepsons take advantage of the effect they have on her.
Horace has trouble with his wife, his mother-in-law, and an older brother. There is a female friend who is there for him. He helps her when he goes to see her when her world came crashing down leaving her a pregnant widow. It takes several years to sort out. He finds he just needed to assert himself to make it happen. Typical happyhugo story with children