Review: An Absloutely Fantastic 5-Star Must Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 16, 2013
This is one amazingly wonderful book. The atrocities that are represented within this read, as awful as they are, should be a gigantic wake up call to parents showing them it is their CONSTANT responsibility to talk to their children every day and stay very present and apprised of their activities in their school and extra curricular activities. There is evil lurking everywhere. It is a real eye opener how people/teachers/leaders, those who the community looks up to, are not always what they seem. I think in this instance there was overt flirting and above average interest in gifted 8th grade girls who excelled in running. If something gives you an inkling of being a little off, amiss, or it just doesn't feel right....trust your instincts and protect your children.Joe had a long rocky ride in his relationship with his ex-wife that left him angry and bitter causing a gap in his relationship with God.Anne up and left Joe without warning and no reason why. He had trouble looking past himself and his pride to realize something dreadful must have taken place to interfere with the strong love they shared and he should have gone after her.Eight years later she arrives home to care for her ailing mother but she wasn't alone. Her five-year-old son accompanied her.Joe avoided her like the plague and was not happy she had returned. He never missed an opportunity to degrade her and drag her down, hurting her repeatedly.Can this mess be repaired? What will happen when horrible secrets are unveiled and Anne's and her son's lives are in danger? Can Joe, the Chief of Police and ex-husband let go of the past and protect them? What does God have in store for them and the people of their community?