A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW | Reviewed by: Jessie
Jane's Long March Home by Su Lute is a woman's journey to find herself amongst other lost souls. Our heroine becomes entwined in the lives of the man who wants to help her and the children that need her. This author sets the stage for which they will all rise above their circumstances or remain adrift in their own lives. The strength of this story is the role reversal of our hero and heroine. Jane is the war-torn soldier, suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and self-medicating with alcohol and fist fights. Chase is the healer, who specializes in helping soldiers with PTSD but closes his successful practice and moves to the country, out of heartbreak from not being able to help a patient in their time of need. The love story of Jane and Chase is complicated by the presence of two abandoned children that land on their doorstep. Interacting with these kids, Jane has to come to terms with her childhood as an orphan, accept the death of a young boy who was used as a pawn during war and salvage the future of two children abandon by their mother. It's very timely to have a story with a character suffering from PTSD and the author has shown that she has done her research in therapeutic services. This story will appeal to those seeking a sweet story of finding yourself again after being knocked down and helping others stand up for themselves.
Jul 22, 2011 | B004USOMSE
5 - Rare Top Pick | 4.5 - Top Pick | 4 - I Liked It | 3.5 - Enjoyable | 3 - OK | 2.5 - It just didn't click
Book Blurb for Jane's Long March Home
There’s no place like home, and to Gunnery Sergeant Jane Donovan, home is the US Marine Corps. But, she’s made a mistake. A tragic mistake that cost an orphaned kid from the poorest part of Madrid his life. Because of a little insubordination and disorderly conduct on her part, she’s about to lose the one thing she values most. The family and good life she’s forged in the Corps. Now she has one option. Put her future in the hands of Dr. Chase Russell, or become a civilian. The choice is hers. Chase Russell has royally screwed up. Busy chasing a lucrative book deal that would legitimize his theories about treating war veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and let’s face it, give him a certain amount of fame too, he missed a client’s cry for help and subsequent admission to the hospital for a failed drug overdose. That the client was his brother makes his arrogance more reprehensible. In the aftermath, he leaves his lucrative practice in Chicago to start over on a lovely, neglected Central Oregon ranch, looking for the peace and sanctuary he craves, but hardly deserves. When the Marine arrives, nursing a cranky hip and an even crankier disposition, he wants nothing to do with her, but the fun is just beginning. Between helping two runaway kids, and taking the stubborn Marine through play therapy, what’s an ex-counselor to do, but make sure this hero finds her way home.
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