Soaring Alone By V. Jolene Miller
Handsome husband Check Adorable son She s got that too Quiet suburban life Absolutely Looking in Rachel James has everything a woman could want Yet she s plagued with feelings of insecurity and invisibility that have bothered her since childhood The ultimatum her husband gave her before their son was born only adds to her frustration When the FBI shows up and throws a wrench into the life she s barely living Rachel has to make choices The family who raised her Or this other one she s only just met Thankfully she has a devoted husbandassuming he can forgive the past she never told him about Soaring AloneThis suspense novel has a great premise but I thought there were a few too many holes in the plot or things that didn t get explained thoroughly enough Rachel a young wife and mom who s already in therapy receives a phone call telling her that she had been kidnapped from the hospital as an infant that the media already knows this and that her birth mom wants to meet her As a reader I wanted detail about how Rachel got from the kidnapper to the family who raised her and less about her completely explainable given the circumstances psychological troubles 1463509340 There were many things to love about this book but Winston alone made it worth reading I highly recommend it 1463509340 An intriguing tale by a great storyteller Vickie S Miller s Soaring Alone was a pleasure to read and I was easily swept up in her words I m looking forward to from this author 1463509340 Rachel James is one emotionally bottled individual She s in therapy something her husband insisted on if she intended to go through with the adoption but opening up to even the therapist is an impossible feat And then she finds out that she s not Rachel James Born Maggie Dawson Rachel was stolen and raised in a family not her own The Watkins the family that raised her are incredibly dysfunctional and when she says she d like to meet the Dawsons the Watkins basically disown her But the Dawson s aren t the fairy tale family she d always hoped for either With her marriage starting to crumble under the pressure of an old secret and a baby dependent on her Rachel s emergence from her emotional cocoon is fraught with danger and disappointment Somehow she must find the reality of her new life and in the process find herself as well. This was an interesting read I think I got it for free as a bonus somewhere because I don t recall purchasing or requesting it but the cover was gorgeous I found myself a little confused at times as the story see saws between present and past events even mid event and skips between characters The viewpoint changes aren t bad so much as they re not always clear and since the author had a propensity to use pronouns it could be a while before you realize that the viewpoint had been changed and who was talking Overall though there was a very real emotional pull that kept me turning pages I wanted to hurt the Watkins and the Dawsons for what they did to Rachel I nicknamed the story the series of unfortunate people because it seemed like everyone who put their hands on that child were kind of horrible Infidelity selfishness anger drugs manipulation you name it it probably touched the child in some way Obviously the child survives but if you re sensitive to babies in vulnerable positions this may not be the book for you If you like the horrific kind of scandal that keeps you glued to the drama then you ll love Soaring Alone 1463509340 How does one rediscover themselves and pick up the tragic pieces of the past Soaring Alone is the first book I have read by this author I was sucked in from the start I thought Mrs Miller conveyed how emotionless this character seems and through an intricate series of flashbacks and other perspectives the story unfolds on how this came to be Why Rachel James became so alienated in her own skin and her journey to connecting with herself and others again I truly enjoyed how the story unfolded and the twists and turns it took all the way to the end This is really a story on the rediscovery of self and becoming who you were always meant to be or at least picking up the pieces and becoming something after a tragic beginning in life I cannot wait for the authors next novel She has a unique voice that I love and other readers will love too 1463509340
| Soaring Alone By V. Jolene Miller |
| 1463509340 |
| 9781463509347 |
| English |
| 348 |
| Paperback |