Journey

by Kathryn Mattingly

Caught between a past that haunts her and a future that seems unclear, Professor Kylie Hudson finds herself on a journey that presents more questions than answers. Beginning with her sister's death, and the delivery of a teak wood chest, Kylie's quest for the truth uncovers a history of secrets and lies. To move forward, Kylie must sort through the events and relationships of her life and come to terms with what she finds. Confronted with the knowledge that her future is ultimately up to her, she is forced to turn her search for answers inward-what she finds may surprise even her.

265 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2015

About the author

Kat Mattingly is an award winning author, public speaker, and college educator. She has taught numerous writing courses at several private colleges. Her debut novel, Benjamin (2013) was a New Century Publishing finalist and her short story collection, Fractured Hearts (2014) includes five award winning stories. Here newest release, Finley's Song, (2025) and her fifth novel, Katya (2023) are award winning novels. Other titles include Journey (2015) Olivia's Ghost (2016) and The Tutor (2018) Kat lives on the high desert in Central Oregon with her husband, Dennis, and a Maine Coon cat named Atticus. You can find her work at these links:

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Reviews

[Sherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I entered a 5 star review on Amazon; when it's posted, I will try to post it on Goodreads as well.

[Joseph Falank · Rating 5 out of 5]

To be frank, Kathryn Mattingly is far more eloquent with words than I. Journey is simply, and profoundly, damn good writing. A tragedy early on, along with a letter, provides the springboard into an emotional page-turner that finds our heroine, Kylie, challenging the life she’s been occupying against a life she could have – one she wants. Mattingly’s story of a woman refusing to be denied her chance at experiencing some semblance of motherhood draws you in and forces you to think, to feel.

This is no easy-breeze beach novel you can just flip casually through unaffected. Mattingly makes you pause, makes you wonder, makes your heart clench up, and challenges you with her characters. We feel their pain, their anger, their surprise, and can sympathize in one way or another. With Journey, Mattingly proves herself an extremely gifted storyteller fully capable of weaving difficult choices, complex emotions, and painful secrets all against the beautiful backdrops of sunny Maui.

[Virginia Simpson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Journey is a long lost sister and a puzzle which author Kathryn Mattingly masterfully unravels as she takes us on a journey filled with interesting and powerful characters, each coping with some secret hurt which has left them running from the truth. In this fascinating story we watch these characters fragmented by grief and untold stories learn through tragedy that love can see us through the hardest times and lead us back to the source of all that is important and true in life.

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kathryn is an author that is always on my must read list. Definitely encourage anyone to pick this one up to enjoy.