Pages: 176
Published: February 1st 2011 by
Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd
Genre: Contemporary/ Adult
Fiction
Format: Paperback
Acquired: Direct from Juliet.
Date Finished: June 25th
2012
Synopsis:
A young girl dreams of finding her Prince Charming and falls head over
heels in love, only to discover early on that she has been completely deceived.
Caught in a resentful, angry, emotionally and physically abusive relationship,
she tears away the mask behind which hides a love without compassion. Only a
few years earlier she had graduated from university and was blissfully happy
and enjoying life. Love, she thought, would just add to her blessings. Now she
finds herself stranded on an island in Thailand with no passport or return
ticket to Australia and fearing for her safety and life. Still dreaming about a
love without hurt, she is determined to control resentment and focus on shaming
the behaviour that let her down.
Thoughts:
I was very blessed
and grateful to receive a copy of Behind the Mask from Juliet at the begging of
June. After reading the synopsis and various reviews I was more than curious to
read it.
This has to be one of
the hardest books I have ever given my thoughts on because so many thoughts
conflict with the authors own personal journey of abuse throughout the novel
and the honesty and rawness of the situations she detailed. Coming from a background
of abuse myself I honestly struggled at times to continue reading it. It was
painful, emotional, riveting and at the same time frustrating to the point that
I had honestly had enough of hearing the ordeals of the narrator and how she
stayed in that situation for so long.
Her story is
powerful. It is told simply, but with every unfolding event I found myself
nervous and back in the situation. So kudos to Juliet first and foremost for
making me feel like my heart was being wrenched open, because while I did find
it hard to digest I did actually find it compelling to read. However this is
not for those who do not like to true accounts and crime, because when we get
down to the nitty gritty it is a crime what the author had to go through and
even though it is based on her experiences I found that I was only able to find
real strength after the novel was finished. It is the after that really makes
you think and question just what would you put up with to make someone happy?
I would certainly
recommend it to any man or woman and honestly to younger people as well.
Because it can happen to anyone at any time and we never truly know someone. I
was grateful to be able to share the experience with Juliet and I love that she
continues to help those in need and promote Anti- Bullying. Pick it up, and give it a read it is not for
everyone, but I still strongly believe that we can all learn from these
experiences no matter the medium and I even learned a little bit more than I
thought I did about myself and my relationships.
Thanks again Juliet
for being so kind as to give me a copy of your book. You can find Juliet here:
I am giving this
book:
★★★.5
I wish I could have
enjoyed it more, but the content was hard to enjoy until the end.
An excellent book. I have read it.
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