The Amber Photograph

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Summary: Finding myself in The Amber Photograph
Review: I am fairly new to fiction, but a friend who knows a lot about my life, asked me to read The Amber Photograph. After reading it, and never been a fan of fiction, I thought that such fiction is really truth wearing masks to protect the guilty.

Anyone whose life has been damaged by rape, or if you know someone who has experienced and survived should read this book. It would be a wonderful book to give as a gift .. and what a gift of love. I am so grateful to my friend Trudy, for urging me to read it. But a word of warning, have a box of kleenix near by, or include it with your gift. The Amber Photograph has helped my own healing process, and I am grateful to the author, Penelope J. Stokes for writing it.

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Summary: The Truth Revealed
Review: I fell upon this book by chance, not really knowing what it was about, but after reading the first chapter I was hooked and couldn't put it down. It kept me on the edge of my seat and always left me wondering what came next. When the mystifying truth was revealed I was very bewildered. Penelope J. Stokes never gives up on the fact of letting the truth be known. Diedre McAlister was given a old photograph on her 25 birthday from her mother, who was dying of cancer. That photograph of someone in her family led her to find the real truth about herself. The truth leads her to a startling discovery. The characters were fictional, but real in every sense. They were not perfect and I'm sure many people could relate to the same pain the charachters went through. I throughly enjoyed this book and would recomend it to anyone needing an uplifting, heartwarming, resurrecting story to read!

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Summary: The Best Book I've Read in a Long Time
Review: I needed something to read, so I borrowed this novel from the library, thinking it would probably be just another predictable work of fiction. But Penelope J. Stokes proved me wrong- this book is absolutely outstanding!! You follow Diedre's journey to the discovery of her past and feel like you're at her side as she uncovers the clues. Even though this book deals with some very mature and scary issues, I am 15 and LOVED this book. I would recommend it to anyone who is at least 13 and read it in daylight!

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Summary: This author has done better
Review: I wouldn't recommend this book. I was disappointed. Characters not well developed; so-so plot. I'm reading "The Blue Bottle Club" by Penelope Stokes & it's 100% better!