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Tara C. Allred

Autor/a de Sanders' Starfish

6 obres 67 Membres 5 Ressenyes

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Obres de Tara C. Allred

Sanders' Starfish (2003) 38 exemplars
UnAuthored Letters (2013) 20 exemplars
Helping Helper (2017) 4 exemplars
The Other Side of Quiet (2015) 3 exemplars
Beyond the End (2020) 1 exemplars

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Kora and her husband, Tony, have been having a tough time, but they are headed for a new town and a new beginning. Things are looking up ... until the car breaks down. Then things go horribly wrong. Tony has been lying to Kora. He doesn't have the money to fix the car, but he doesn't want to let her down ... again. So he does something that makes sense to him at the time, but which leaves Kora lost, confused, and at the mercy of strangers. What Kora does, what Tony does, and what the residents of the town of Helper do ... Well, that's quite a tale. And it's one you'll want to read.… (més)
 
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KatFieler | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Feb 4, 2023 |
Title: Helping Helper
By: Tara C Allred
Publisher: Patella Publishing
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:

"Helping Helper" by Tara C. Allred

My Thoughts....

What a story that showed when you turn it all loose and truly forgive you will be able to take hold of your life as it was for Kora who seemed to have a hard time with all she went through to get to the right part of her life s she learns to trust the right person.....herself! What had happened when Kora's then husband Tony was simply horrible at what he had done leaving her in Helper. However, was this a good thing due to the fact that in Helper it seemed like maybe Kora life was changing for the good in so many ways. Will Kora even find a love there in Helper after she divorces Tony? Working in the restaurant and becoming involved with the community activity working on the Plein air which was about "painting in natural light instead of a studio" and it seemed like all was going well for Kora but you guessed it...things don't always go the way they should. With Kora meeting a lots of wonderful people there in Helper as she really is starting to have a different view of her life after all that she had gone on with her ex husband but what will happen when her sister Tess tell Kora really what had gone on in her on personal life with her husband Tony? How will this make Kora feel toward her sister who she had always thought of her as being miss prefect. Will Kora and Tess be able to "make the right choices to find happiness?" And now Tony comes back in the picture and will this present a problems for Kora? Is Kora still wishing and hoping for a wonderful life she had written and read in her journal about this guy, Tony? Now, I will say that Kora worked my last nerve at times as she seemed to drift back and forth but with a few interesting characters [from Tony, Martha, Tess, Luke, Colton, Greg] to name a few that will be in the story as some of them will hopefully keep her on the right path. I enjoyed how this author was able to bring out all out of what had happened previously between Kora and her parents. The author gives the reader a little suspense toward the end that had me holding my breathe. The story "Helping Helper" will definitely keep you turning the pages as this author will take the reader through a lots of it all from the 'wishy-washiness ' of the main character as [Kora] makes up up mind what is best for her and in the end I thought she was quite surprised at how things ended for her. At lease I was! To find out how Kora life will come out from this story you will have to pick up the good read to see how well the author presents "Helping Helper" it to the reader.… (més)
 
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arlenadean | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Mar 29, 2017 |
I really dislike giving a book a bad review because I recognize and appreciate how much time and effort an author pours into it. The only reason I even finished this book is because I kept waiting to see if there was some redeeming feature, and it was short. There wasn't. While the premise of a private hospital for persons with mental illness doing something not on the up and up (trying to avoid a spoiler) was interesting, the fact that it only came to light as a result of a professional behaving in a completely unethical way with a patient is wrong. His inner thoughts, sometimes disguised as debates with his friend, were whiny and repetitive. The sudden transformation of Dr. L from disciple to paranoid whistle blower was insufficiently supported. I won't go on, but give this book a pass. My apologies to the author should she read this.… (més)
 
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MaureenCean | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Feb 2, 2016 |
I won an e-book copy of “Sanders’ Starfish” this past Christmas and have just now, due to amount of books on my TBR lists been able to get to read/review it. The following is my honest opinion for this book.

Dr. John Sanders is a newly graduated, naïve, altruistic clinical psychologist who wants to change the lives of his patients for the better. However, he quickly learns doing this is not as easy as he had imagine, nor do things follow what he had learned from all the textbooks he had to read.

While Dr. Sanders thought he’d merely have to treat his patients for their condition, he soon discovers this is not the case as he gets pulled into his patient’s lives and into a journey which changes his very existence. This proves to be especially true as he deals with Rebecca, one of his patients, and the torment of her fears his life somehow becomes intertwined with hers. While his superiors feel she should merely be warehoused, with only a limited amount of treatment being given like most of the patients there; Dr. Sanders believes he can return to a decent level of sanity.

The changing plot twists adds to an enjoyable reading experience as you find out whether or not the strength in a mentally imprisoned individual’s mind can break free and win in the end.

Having worked in a hospital environment, non-patient care, myself, I can see how the author’s own education as a Psychology major and her research gave her readers a stark reality of what actually occurs in mental facility; albeit I felt some of the information here might be somewhat dated as medical treatment is forever changing; especially, and hopefully for the better, when it comes to mental health.

Given the overall experience I’d gotten in reading “Sanders’ Starfish”, I’m sane enough to give it 5 STARS.
… (més)
 
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MyPenNameOnly | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Feb 1, 2015 |

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Obres
6
Membres
67
Popularitat
#256,179
Valoració
3.9
Ressenyes
5
ISBN
7

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