Healing Flynn

by Juliette Mead

A woman with buried secrets, a man whose past threatens to overwhelm himMaking peace with the past can be the hardest thing to doMadeline seems to be a woman in control of her work, her relationships, her whole calm, clockwork life. But beneath the surface, she is haunted by a tragedy which she locked away long ago.When she meets Flynn, a troubled war photographer, she is thrown into turmoil. He too has a traumatic past, a history which he cannot contain. Disturbing memories have begun to overwhelm him, threatening his marriage, his relationship with his children and his career in the process.Thrown together in their struggle to cope, they connect in a way that is as terrifying as it is exhilarating. But to move on with their lives, they must face up to and deal with not only the present and their powerful feelings for one another, but the ghosts that have haunted them for so long

Genres: Fiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Julie Bennett · Rating 5 out of 5]

This probably ranks as my most favourite modern novel.
It offers so much about the therapist/client relationship and the boundaries involved, It offers a brilliant account of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It paints a gruelling but realistic picture of the atrocities in Rwanda. It's a gripping read if you are interested in human dynamics.... but it's stirring read about the unfolding of love, friendship, passion, pain and honour.

[Jill · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely loved 'Healing Flynn' by Juliette Mead. It told the story of a war photographer damaged by events he'd witnessed in Rwanda. He seeks out a therapist who is herself mourning the death of her child years before. She gradually helps Flynn regain his life but falls in love with him and he is drawn to her They both know it is really the trauma therapy that has bonded them. Moving, realistic, beautiful written. It's sad when Flynn finally leaves her as he knows he will always be grateful to her but that her image will fade to an echo at the back of his mind.

[Hazel McHaffie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gives an interesting insight into the therapeutic relationship between a psychotherapist and her client. IN Healing Flynn, both are burdened by hugely traumatic experiences in their past, and I was sufficiently intrigued to find out what tragedies were haunting them to keep me turning the pages. Their developing relationship challenged my own preconceptions of what is acceptable and what flouts professional ethics.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed it...more later

[Lilian Gitonga · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was personally rooting for Flynn and "Nepenthe", professional therapeutic standards notwithstanding..