Facing the Past
by Alexa Padgett
Writing as J.J. Cagney
Published: March 11,
2019
Publisher: Sidecar
Press, LLC
Genre: Mystery, Suspense
Blurb:
A childhood tragedy.
An unsolved murder. In the quest to rewrite her family’s past, Danielle
Patterson could lose her future.
After her mother’s sudden death, a Dallas housewife
struggles to hold her young family together…especially after Danielle Patterson
uncovers a dark secret that shatters her reality. Determined to bring her
brother’s killer to justice, Danielle picks up exactly where her late mother
left off. All too soon, her reckless pursuit proves Danielle—and her mother—knew the killer.
Facing the Past is
a poignant domestic thriller that explores the interplay between relationships
and regrets. If you like the lyrical prose of Gayle Forman and the gripping
family drama of Marisa de los Santos, then you'll love J. J. Cagney’s
captivating novel.
My Review:
A young woman Danielle Patterson has a loving husband and
two amazing little boys. Danielle finally has the family life she has always
wanted. Danielle has lived in the shadow of her big brother’s death for most of
her life as his killer was never found. Her mother, Nancy spent most of her
days trying to figure out who killed her son not leaving much time for
Danielle.
Nancy kept a journal of the days without her son and trying
to find her son’s murder. I imagined that writing everything down helped Nancy
to put everything into prospective and probably helped with her grieving while
bringing it all out for her. I think her journals were another way for her to
deal with the loss of her little boy.
Facing the Past is a story of a mother and a daughter
dealing with the loss of one little boy that touched both of their hearts and
lives over the years and how each of them coped with it. It made each woman
stronger and maybe even a better parent.
Facing the Past is a heart wrenching story that will have
you in tears on more than one occasion. It will keep you glued to the pages
trying your best to figure out who hurt this little boy and his family and
wondering what kind of person would do something like that and why.
I understand that Facing the Past may not be for everyone
but I do believe that it could be very therapeutic for others. May be hopefully
it would or could help someone to know how someone else dealt with the loss of
a child or brother and the aftermath of what helped them to put one foot in
front of the other one day at a time.
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