▁her ▁[ his ▁second ▁wife ] ▁well ... ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁we ▁divor ced , ▁I ▁felt ▁as ▁if ▁I ' d ▁been ▁in ▁two ▁car ▁sm ash es ." ▁▁ ▁Smith ▁then ▁met ▁a ▁young ▁divor c ée ▁named ▁Daniel le ▁Thomas , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁town ▁and ▁had ▁read ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁books , ▁and ▁thought ▁they ▁were ▁wonderful . ▁They ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Smith ▁later ▁said ▁" she ▁manip ulated ▁me . ▁I ▁was ▁making ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁money ▁and ▁she ▁spent ▁it ▁by ▁the ▁wheel bar row ▁load ... ▁she ▁had ▁intercept ed ▁letters ▁from ▁my ▁children . ▁She ▁destroyed ▁my ▁relationship ▁with ▁them ▁because ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁from ▁a ▁previous ▁marriage ▁and ▁wanted ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁d au ph in ." ▁ ▁Smith ▁dedicated ▁his ▁books ▁to ▁her ▁until ▁she ▁died ▁from ▁brain ▁cancer ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁following ▁a ▁six - year ▁ill ness . ▁Smith ▁said : ▁The ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁our ▁marriage ▁was ▁great . ▁The ▁last ▁part ▁was ▁hell . ▁Sud den ly ▁I ▁was ▁living ▁with ▁a ▁different ▁person . ▁They ▁cho pped ▁out ▁half ▁Daniel le ' s ▁brain ▁and ▁her ▁person ality ▁changed . ▁She ▁became ▁very ▁difficult . ▁I ▁found ▁it ▁very , ▁very ▁hard ▁to ▁spend ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁time ▁with ▁her ▁because ▁her ▁m ood s ▁would ▁f lick ▁back ▁and ▁forth . ▁She ' d ▁say , ▁' Why ▁am ▁I ▁dying ▁and