Review: An emotional read that is set up--simply, flawlessly!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 20, 2013
An incredibly well-constructed novella about the physical/sexual abuse a father perpetrates on his children, and the repercussions it has on one of them years later.Gillian and her brother, John, are both victims of their father's perverted attentions, until John's mysterious death.  After that, the father's transgressions are brought to light, and Gillian grows up, marries, and has two children of her own.  Once Gillian had a loving life with her own family, until nightmares of the past come to haunt her relentlessly.  The lack of sleep and questions raised by these haunting visions, eventually lead to inevitable, deteriorating family conditions.  Gillian decides to confront her past, in order to put her present back in order--but is that a path that she really wants to take?A frightfully emotional novella, with compelling characters and a smooth, vivid writing style.  All of the parts of the story are in place, but like a jigsaw puzzle, they are left to the reader to put them all together.  I did not leave this story until I had completely finished it--and even now, there are parts that are still haunting me….Highly recommended!