Review: compelling psychological drama
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 2, 2013
I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.It was the title of this novel that caught my immediate attention, and the meaning behind that title subtly works its way through the pages.  The author brings the story to life with extreme detail and dialogue, based upon the lives of three characters torn apart by loss yet bound together by a single, tenuous thread.Jack Maddox is a tragic character teetering on the edge of sanity; Dr. Hawthorne is a truly unlikable, bitter deviant; Heidi seems a bit underdeveloped--her motives seemingly springing out of nowhere, but overall, the characters are all true to life.  The story covers a number of years, all within the tightly confined worlds of the major characters as they struggle to come to terms with themselves.This is a compelling psycho-drama that held my attention all the way through.  Well written with constant hints of suspense.