"For all the locking up he'd done, all the patients he'd managed to control with cells and restraints, there was one thing those walls could not contain. Light." ~The Lost Melody, Joanna Davidson Politano Joanna is one of my very favorite writers because I know what to expect from her stories: hope, a strong spiritual thread (which I LOVE) and a good dose of romance, too. ;)
But this book. . . let's just say it is a very difficult book to read through in the beginning. Joanna gives us a real sense of what asylums were like back in the Victorian era, the way some of the patients were treated or should I say mistreated. What was surprising was how some of these so-called "patients" were, in fact, sane. They were mentally right with it but due to unfortunate circumstances or conniving relatives they were tossed into the insane asylums and forgotten. Once you get past some of the nitty-gritty and darker parts, you begin to see the light shining brighter and brighter. The truth becomes clear. This book is needed as a guide for us, in how we view others and how we tend to mislabel people. This story helps us see the value in others--and the light they bring to this world. It helps us see how God's plans are ultimately the best, and how He sets us where we need to be in order to learn the lessons we desperately need to learn. What a journey this story will take you on, if you dip into its pages! If you're a fan of darker, historical fiction with a splash of romance, then I recommend this book. I will say, it's probably not for everyone. At times, it seemed to be a little too dark for my tastes but the further along I read, the better it got. :) Thank you for writing this story of light piercing the darkness, Joanna. Your words are inspiring and they are a call to all of us to see others the way God sees them--as precious, valuable people.
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