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A Far, Far Better Place (2010)

by Anita Stansfield(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1598119648 (ISBN13: 9781598119640)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Covenant Communications Inc

series

The Dickens Inn

review 1: This is the 2nd book in the Dickensville series. I have been keeping away from Anita Stansfield books because I got tired of something terrible happening, usually in the first chapter! Of course that's what happened here with Jackson's mother passing away unexpectedly in the first part of the book. Her death sets things in motion in Jackson's life as he has issues to deal with stemming from his childhood with his abusive/alchohic father. His childhood repressed memories put together with dealing with PTSD from being held hostage while in the FBI leaves him with a lot to deal with. Having worked with the mentally ill for over 19 years and having a degree in Psychology made his struggles interesting to me. I liked the references to Dickens and books he has written that... more go along with the storyline and with the Dickensivlle theme.
review 2: Second book in a series. The first book was pretty good. This one started out a bit slow--I finally just started skimming over the recaps from the previous novel (which are great if you haven't read it yet--but tedious if you have). The main focus of the book is on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I learned a lot about PTSD and found it interesting to think about--especially since our lives are surrounded by people that have served in the military--or how it effects people in any life changing traumatic situation. less

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