Ryan is angry and rightfully so, in my opinion. She has gone through a divorce and had both of her children move in with their father. A photojournalist, Ryan finds herself moving to a small New Mexico town, taking a job at a local paper to be closer to her children. Her childrens decision to move in with their father has left her relationship with them bumpy. In order to begin mending these relationships, Ryan needed to seek help for her anger. This leads her to turn to Sullivan Crisp’s Healing Choices clinic. Ryan thinks that the therapy is going to be a quick fix to her problem, but soon finds out that that isn’t how it works. She is a bit hesitant to her therapist’s tactics to control her anger, but continues to return for follow-up sessions. That is until Sullivan Crisp, her therapist, finds himself in trouble with the law. How can she get better without him?
The novel is written from both Ryan’s and Sullivan’s point-of-view, going back-and-forth between the two. The authors include very vivid imagery to make you feel as though you are there. What is relateable to this novel is that the characters are real; they are flawed. As you continue to read through the book, you can see the characters begin to change. I think that this book will touch home with many people, even though I have never been in Ryan’s situation, as a Mom, I could definitely feel her pain and where it was coming from. With an underlying Christian theme of how certain situations, no matter how difficult, can bring you closer to God. It is a book that I highly recommend.
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