Something Cropped Up

In the dramatic novel Something Cropped Up, newlyweds Randy and LaNease are in the news because Randy’s famous. As they start a new life together, Randy’s excessive jealousy over LaNease erupts when she comes home late from work.


Randy questions his new wife closely, jumping to the false conclusion that she’s cheating on him. Randy’s suspicions make him accuse her again and again of infidelity, until she finally quits work. But changing jobs doesn’t help with her husband’s insecurities. She prefers her new job, but Randy doesn’t. Their relationship only gets worse, and Randy’s attitude leads to the abuse of his wife.


LaNease’s cousin Daryl sees the problems in her marriage when no one else does. He tries to intervene with her parents, but Daryl is disregarded because he has mental illness. Besides, no one wants to believe this fairy tale marriage is on the rocks.


The story shows that jealousy can cause serious problems in relationships, and that famous people have problems just like everyone else.