Crime in the Neighbourhodd - Suzanne Berne / Dilemna of whether Marsha still loves her father

'Crime in the Neighborhood' by Suzanne Berne is set in a suburban Washington community in the seventies. The story revolves around Marsha , a young girl who makes up sick stories about her neighbour Mr Green seemingly to vent anger out against he father leaving her. Through-out the novel Marsha suffers from the dilemma of whether she still loves her father.
At the beginning of the story Marsha worships her father.
'He was a mostly mild man with a weakness for passion, a suburban father burdened with the heart of a Russian hero...'
She clearly believe that her father is different from other…