Book Review of "Betrayal of Love and Freedom"
by Paul Huljich
Mwella Publishing, 2009
Book Review by Bill Schaeffer
copyright (c)2014
William Schaeffer
*****
p.478
"Now it was time. Rick's departure from the firm was over with…
Book Review of "Betrayal of Love and Freedom"
by Paul Huljich
Mwella Publishing, 2009
Book Review by Bill Schaeffer
copyright (c)2014
William Schaeffer
*****
p.478
"Now it was time. Rick's departure from the firm was over within just a matter of hours, and he felt for the first time that his quest for freedom had come full circle. Rosa glared at him as she slowly told him the truth, savoring the moment.
'You were always Dad's favorite. You thought you were special and you wanted everyone to love you. Well, I don't. And I never have.'
Rick shuddered inside, making no attempt to conceal the hurt that was written all over his face. 'Thank you' was all he could answer. At least, for once, he had the truth."
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pp.479-480
"So that's about seven and a half years since I last took any medication, he reflected. They told me I wouldn't last seven years even if I took the medication, let alone without it. But I haven't touched any of it -- not a dose of Epilim, not a sleeping tablet; not even a session with a psychiatrist or therapist. The symptoms that plagued me -- the dullness in my stomach, the depression, the euphoria, the mood swings -- none of it's ever returned..."
****
p.281
"He was dumbstruck. He had heard the 'golden rule' mentioned in the clinic already: 'Never, ever, tell anyone about your illness.' ...
The reasoning was clear: such information grants a person frightening power over an individual. Blackmail was simple and, it was said, rampant; court cases could be decided by such a diagnosis; without a high degree of difficulty, a person suffering from such an illness could be wrongly stripped of his rights and committed to a mental institution or, worse yet, manipulated with such efficacy that he would drive himself into such a position."
*****
inside back endpaper:
"An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older - about one in four adults - suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. When applied to the 2004 U.S. Census residential population estimates for 18 and older, this figure translates to 57.7 million people.
National Institute of Mental health, 'Statistics', Sept 21, 2009"
