Comeback: Part One
April 24, 2006
I finished Part One of Comeback this weekend and WOW. This story is so powerful and heartbreaking. I find myself empathizing with both Claire, and her daughter Mia, one minute knowing the vulnerability of my own heart as a mother, and the next minute remembering what it was like at 15, loving and hating the authority of parents. We all knew everything at that age, right?
The writing in this book is easy to read, but the story is hard to take. The abuse Mia suffered at the hands of her father brought tears to my eyes several times. Some of you know of my volunteer work to fight the epidemic of pedophilia, and how passionate I am about it. I felt the sadness of both Mia and Claire as they revisited this time in their lives.
Some of the metaphors in this book are so beautifully written, I had to stop, read them again and just relish in the beauty of the writing. There aren’t so many that I was distracted, just enough that I was in awe of the talented writing.
I can’t wait to emmerse myself in Part Two is read, and I’m well into Part Three. It’s safe to say, I can’t put this book down.
Note: I am not being paid to review this book. These are indeed my true feelings on the book. In case you were wondering.
