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What would your journey to live again, to hope again be like if you were the sole witness and sole survivor of the murder of your entire family?
In Journey to Hope, June Converse vividly depicts the reclusive behavior of a disfigured woman tormented by grief and anger. Kathleen wants to live again, to love again, to hope again. To do so, she must seek and accept help.
With brilliant depiction of character, Converse transports the reader into the mind and world of a traumatized woman who questions her self-worth. On her journey to hope, she finds her answers in learning how to face her demons and how to move on. To move one, to hope again Kathleen must learn how to avoid the dead-end paths of prolonged grief and consuming anger.
Journey to Hope is an easy read that intrigues the reader with ‘what-next moments’ and realistic characters.
I can really appreciate a storyline in which I am unable, as a reader, to predict exactly what is going to happen next. This is far from a typical romance novel, with twists and turns that will have your jaw-dropping and your empathy muscles working as you connect with the characters and want to see them succeed. Can't wait for the next book, this one left me decidedly hoping (pun intended) for more!
“When you lose everyone and everything you love, can you ever live again? Or love again?
An unimaginable trauma. A future that seems impossible. When your world shatters, how do you put it back together? When Matt Nelson found Kathleen on the beach, she’d been hiding behind a scarf and sunglasses for three years. She couldn’t hide her loneliness, and he couldn’t turn away. But when her flashbacks start, they’re both unprepared for the repercussions and the depth of her emotional suffering.
Kathleen agrees to return to intensive trauma recovery at The Charlotte Center, where the sounds and the smells and the images from that terrible night await her, demanding she confront her demons.”
Searing and at times brutal, this beautiful love story is not your mother’s romance novel. In “Journey to Hope,” we continue the story we began with author June Converse’s first installment, “Decide to Hope.” However, this book stands on its own.
Katherine, always supported by Matt, makes the courageous decision to take back her life after it was tragically destroyed. The details are not for the faint of heart but are necessary to understand why Katherine is so damaged.
I cheered Matt and Katherine on as they fought to get the lives they wanted and deserved. During these times, when we all need reasons to hope, this is the book to read.
I very rarely choose this genre, but I loved every moment of “Journey to Hope.” Be forewarned, this book will keep you up way past your bedtime until you finish every last page.
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