Review: and I appreciate it as more than a bloody great fantasy. I have spent 8 years working with ...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2014
What can I say that could do this dark tale justice? It's sheer brilliance in conveying a sense of inevitability of Daniel's descent towards what he did become leaves me shocked at how much sympathy I feel for him. The hidden guilts,shame, and fears victims of sexual abuse experience are very sensitively handled.I think this book is a masterpiece in many ways, and I appreciate it as more than a bloody great fantasy. I have spent 8 years working with experts on physical, emotional and, sadly, sexual abuse, and Michael G Manning has pretty much analysed very concisely the knowledge of several psychologists & many study books in a novel!!I am in awe, Michael G Manning. Seriously. I am recommending this to our training manager for other Foster Parents. This story will help them understand how some of our children become so emotionally & psychologically damaged without several months of dry, boring lectures