She knows this will ruin Alex's career, and kill her as she is forcing Alex to stop loving her but she cannot stop loving him. She realizes that something has to make him hate her, so that they can both be free.Ĭassie holds a press conference, announcing she is divorcing Alex on the grounds of extreme cruelty. Cassie agrees, but she realizes that she cannot stay with Alex despite her love for him. He again promises that he would do anything and says he cannot be without her. Regret comes later that evening when Alex begs Cassie not to again leave. Alex becomes aware of the rumours and assaults Cassie. He agrees and when they are back in Los Angeles his reputation is restored, but only temporarily.Īlex stops going to therapy, and speculation about where Cassie was and the paternity of Connor circulates. Cassie makes Alex agree that she will return on two conditions: that he see a therapist and not assault her. She tells Alex she only left to protect their baby, and that she would never have left otherwise because of Alex. They reunite and Cassie tells Alex of their son, Connor. She makes him promise he will not come after her, but he breaks this promise, and shows up outside the Flying Horses' house two weeks later. After giving birth to Connor, her son, Cassie calls Alex again and tells him where she is, but says that she will not return home for another month. On the night of the Oscars, Cassie calls Alex to say that she is proud of him. Rumours abound concerning Cassie's disappearance that tarnish his reputation. Meanwhile, Alex's life is beginning to fall apart, although he has won three Oscars he cannot live and is lost without Cassie. Cassie quickly grows to love the Reservation and its people. Cassie returns to Will who hides her on the Lakota reservation in South Dakota. When Cassie finds a positive pregnancy test in her bathroom, she recalls why she left-to protect her baby. As memories gradually return to Cassie she recalls the whirlwind romance with Alex in Tanzania, her deep and unconditional love for Alex, and the physical abuse he has inflicted upon her. Cassie returns to her Bel Air mansion, and it appears that she lives a picture perfect life. She is found and taken to the hospital by Will Flying Horse, a half- Lakota Los Angeles police officer, until she is retrieved by her husband, Alex Rivers, a Hollywood celebrity. Cassie wakes up on top of a grave, suffering from amnesia, unable to recall any details about herself or her situation. The book is about a female anthropologist, Cassie Barrett, and the history of the abuse she receives from her celebrity husband, Alex Rivers.Ĭassie Barrett is a renowned anthropologist. Picture Perfect (1995) is the third novel by the American author Jodi Picoult.
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