Linda's search for a place to call home leads her to Jacksonville, Florida, where she enters into marriage with a man she met only once. In the years that follow she experiences the pains of becoming a woman, wife, and mother. In Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire Linda experiences obstacles with which she has to cope alone just one of which is life with an alcoholic husband. She endures domestic violence that no woman should have to endure. You'll find yourself experiencing Linda's feelings of loneliness, of self-doubt, of being unloved and unwanted by the very man who promised to love and protect. You'll feel anger at this man as he neglects, belittles, and abuses his wife and the mother of his children. Linda's never-ending determination and inner strength will astonish you as she faces the twists and turns of being an adult, wife, and mother.