Review: An incredible read that will make you care
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2011
Melissa and Mark were married for sometime, though not long enough to justify the loveless home they shared. She knew he loved her, but his unexplainable behavior in the past few months said otherwise.As time passed, Mark became worse, their relationship suffered, and Melissa endured a lot, until the day came when she stumbled on her husband acting odd and creepy.The Banishing is a story that will take you to new levels of awareness, a fresh perspective on abused and battered women. Are their reasons real for staying in a bad relationship? Or are these women simply weak? Perhaps they need hospitalization in the psychiatric unit!Fiona Dodwell paints a clear image of an abused woman who fights for her marriage despite her friends' encouragement to report her abusive husband and to leave. Psychology impresses me, and Ms. Dodwell delves deep into Melissa's psyche, to show us what lies beneath it all...Melissa's will to save her marriage at any cost.I enjoyed reading The Banishing. Solid imagery, smooth writing, believable characters--you want to grab them and shake them or kiss them at times--, all of that with a good dash of the creepy, makes for a great read. I will definitely read other books by Fiona Dodwell; that combination is impossible to ignore.