Review: Forgiving oneself is difficult...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2012
...and for many of us, darned near impossible. Perhaps it's an all-too-human "condition" in that we can find it easier to forgive someone else's trespass against us, but we cannot forgive ourselves for any mistake, whether it's inadvertent, unavoidable, or committed through ignorance or victimization or perceived personal defect.Thus, the premise of Ms. Byrne's excellent book: how does a woman forgive herself for all that she has suffered at the hands of another? That is very simply put, and the book is far more complex than that. It's a tale told true; it's a tale told excellently; it's a tale that more women (and even men) need to read. It's a tale of true horror, agonizing injuries and recovery, unselfish love of a parent for a child, and ultimately, a tale of deep and everlasting love...love of self and love for another.The backdrop (beautiful, wild, wonderful Scotland) rings so true; the spelling of the Gaelic accent enables one to hear the burr in the voices; and the fleshing out of the characters, both major and minor, shows a magnificent talent for writing. I was brought to near tears several times; at the end I was in tears, albeit with a big smile spread across my face.A beautiful, lush, totally satisfying book!