Word: reiver
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...early 1960s, and Frederica Reiver, nee Potter, has married and borne a son to an unsuitable mate. Wealthy Nigel keeps her isolated in his country manor, strongly discouraging any contacts with her former Cambridge friends. "You knew what I was when you married me," she complains, "you knew I was clever and independent and--and ambitious--you seemed to like that." Nigel responds to their disagreements with escalating violence, and one night Frederica flees with her small son to the comparative safety of London...