Chapter 2: the main character is forced to marry a violent man decades older than her. There are brief but frank descriptions of two marital rapes before the man dies. Chapter 3: the main character aborts the pregnancy which resulted from her rape. The event is a brief mention in a summary of other activities of her life moving on. In subsequent chapters the trauma of her rape and pregnancy are periodic themes. Chapter 4: a man stalks the main character, forces a kiss clearly and intends more. She escapes. Chapter 14: her stalker dies while hiding on the main character's property (without touching her again). She can't speak out without retaliation, and reflects on women she's known who were blamed and ostracized after men had assaulted them. Chapter 16: the main character is coerced to change into a hospital gown, sedated via suppository, restrained, and subjected unwillingly to medical tests by indifferent male doctors and female nurses. Chapter 27: a drunk stranger gropes and attempts to assault the main character. She is rescued before he succeeds.