Some people seem to be so blinkered and obtuse that you'd expect them to wander into traffic or fall off a balcony. This true crime book is about a horrific incident that occurred in Kansas in 1995, when a house-fire resulted in the death of two children and a dog. Debora Green - who wed in 1979 - have been married for nearly 15 years and have three children: Tim (12), The major events in the story begin when Farrar and his wife, Dr. Michael Farrar struck me when I read this book. Performance copyright 1998 by Simon & Schuster Inc. Gripping, powerful, and ultimately terrifying, "Bitter Harvest" is a vivid recreation of an unthinkable crime - and a depiction of the unimagined depths of a darkness within the human spirit. Rule takes us deep in the psyche of a killer whose behavior was so twisted and so evil that it defies belief. "Bitter Harvest" is the chronicle of this tragedy in the heartland of America, the true story of the disintegration of a marriage and its horrifying consequences.
But after that trip, nothing was the same again for either couple, and all the dark hidden places in Debora and Michael's marriage bubbled to the surface in a series of almost unbelievable horrors. There, they met attractive, blonde Celeste Walker, whose husband, John was also a successful doctor. Then they went on a trip to Peru with their son. Until that summer, they seemed to have it all - a happy marriage, successful medical practices, three bright and beautiful children. The fire was the climactic event of Michael and Debora's lives. When Michael Farrar returned to the scene, he had lost more than his children and his home. Lissa, ten, was barely able to leap to safety from the garage roof into the arms of her mother, who was standing outside the house. Trapped and burned to death in the flames were twelve-year-old Tim and his six-year-old sister Kelly. Lissa, ten, was barely able to leap to safety from the garage roof into the arms of her moth On the night of October 23/24, 1995 in Prairie Village, Kansas, a fierce, wind-driven fire devastated the luxurious mansion of Dr. On the night of October 23/24, 1995 in Prairie Village, Kansas, a fierce, wind-driven fire devastated the luxurious mansion of Dr.