Eternal Journey

By Carol Hutton

Book Overview

Eternal Journey is a heartfelt story of love and friendship, loss and renewal, for anyone who values the true meaning of eternal friendship. Anna and Beth have been close friends for virtually all... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446526576
• ISBN13: 9780446526579
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Warner Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.8" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up

Customer Reviews

Praise for EJ

Once in a while a little book comes along and just steals you away. Read a page or two and the next thing you know, you're gone...you're somewhere else for awhile. Eternal Journey does exactly that. It transports you to a special place where mystical events unfold and love transcends loss. Acceptance triumphs over anguish; grief grows into hope. On your journey through this book, you'll travel with Anna, a successful psychotherapist whose mission is helping others unravel and come to terms with life's mysteries. When Anna loses her closest friend Beth to cancer--the third such loss among her friends in a year--she comes unglued. Disconsolate, and trying to "get a grip" (ironically the name of her own radio talk show), she flees to Martha's Vineyard Island for a long winter week-end of healing solitude. Hoping to work through her grief alone, she discovers she is anything but alone. Inexplicably, she runs into and then keeps crossing paths with a truly remarkable individual. As she struggles to find meaning in her loss, other extraordinary "encounters" take place, until finally she realizes that love and connections never die....That life is maybe only one leg of an ongoing journey. Perhaps death is not the end of the road. Perhaps the dying process is really a gateway to another path in our travels. Like the birth process. What an affirming concept! What you'll love about Eternal Journey is that it bravely takes you where other books do not. Through the medium of storytelling, this lovely and poignant fable speaks straight to your belief systems, offering meanings unfamiliar to most outside the realm of hospice care and grief counseling. Far from being morbid or depressing, the author's message absolutely shines: it's awe inspiring and uplifting. In a word, it's hope (yes, as in "...springs eternal"). Eternal Journey is not just for the bereaved or those anticipating a bereavement. It's for all of us. Consider it a gift for your spirit, a balm for your soul. Carol Hutton has created a wonderful journey for anyone open to life's marvels.

Eternal Journey will be healing for many.

Eternal Journey has been a true treasure for me. It has been almost like looking into a mirror. I found this book when my sister-in-law who was my best friend as well, was in remission. I was not going to read this book, my heart was hoping that it would never pertain to our situation. Carol Hutton tell a powerful story, which spans a lifetime of love, and friendship. One that is tested with silence and moments of dispair. A friend who can stay in an hour of grief, and who can tolerate the not knowing, not curing, not healing, a feeling of powerlessness, is a treasure. Reading this book will take you on a journey of discoveries and open your heart as did Anna's. Carol Hutton takes you through moments of pain and realizations as when she writes "Maybe a feeling of fear and change more than death and loss" So in the book there are may metaphors which awaken your soul. I believe friendship dwells in the soul where their is eternity and understanding with words unspoken. You must go through the pain and when healing occurs, this will take you on a journey, which will touch you very deeply. " If you allow yourself to let the old way of connecting fade away and open your heart so you can see her as she is now." Eternal Journey has been a Blessing to me and has started me on my Eternal journey. My friend, maybe I'll find you someday, between this world and eternity, so there is no need to say good-bye. Therefore I'm eternally greatful to Carol Hutton for this awakening of hope. I wanted another 100 pages.

A Beautifully Written Uplifting Story For Everyone!

This story is guaranteed to touch your heart in many ways. Eight years ago, I lost my mother, at a very young age, to ovarian cancer. Since her death, I have experienced many of the thoughts and feelings expressed through Dr. Hutton's story of the special relationship of life-long friends,Anna and Beth. Once I began reading ETERNAL JOURNEY, I couldn't put it down. Since my mother passed on, I have always felt a lasting spiritual connection with her. As I read this story, I began to develop a deeper understanding of the notion that we are all connected on much more than a physical level and that the vivid "dreams" I experienced were no accident. The story is cleverly woven and has many surprises that tie it all together for the reader in the end. It also raises some intersting metaphysical questions that are there for you if you can open your mind. For those who cannot, they will enjoy the book on a different level, which illustrates the genious of the author. My only regret is that Mom didn't have a chance to read it. She would have loved it!

A Great Little Book For Anyone!

This is truely a delightful story that can be enjoyed by both men and women. Hutton's ability to make you feel like you're right there---for example, walking the windy beaches of Martha's Vinyard or visiting with a delightful child in a book store--- is remarkable. What a great story teller! Whether you could use a quick read that takes you away on a minivacation to a beaurtiful New England island, or want to think more deeply about the meaning of life and exactly where this journey we're all on is going, this book is worth your time. Truely a great little story that will leave you refreshed and more connected to the souls that have entered your life!