

She was portrayed as such a great, kind, and loving mom. I loved Anna and felt such a connection to her, of course. It is written in third person about three main characters.Īnna, the Mom - She takes her son (Oliver) and runs away to Florence Italy and is in hiding from her ex-husband. It is so well written, the characters so well developed, the "on-the-edge-of-your-seat" plot so interesting - it all keeps you reading and wondering what will happen next. I don't think you have to go through any of this to fully enjoy or connect with the book though. This story could have been about me and my daughter! I don't think the author had any idea when he asked me to review this of the connection I would have with it. And yes, I did think of just taking her and running away - several times actually! But I stuck it out and waited. Everytime "her father" took her for visitation I was worried he wouldn't bring her back. Maybe it was because I am a divorced mother and went through hell with visitations when my daughter was young until I finally got full custody and my current husband could adopt her as his own.

I, right away, felt a connection to this book.

I absolutely HAD to know what was going to happen. Oh my goodness I just loved this book! This was a page turner if I ever read one. A LOVELY, INDECENT DEPARTURE is hisįirst novel. Independent Weekly, Diabetes Health, and at, and he isĪuthor of the blog, Without Envy. Work has been published in the Raleigh News & Observer, The
