Reaching Home: A Novel About Conquering Fear

By Ron Breazeale

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1702382060
• ISBN13: 9781702382069
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A story of resilience

Ron Breazeale has created a story that taps the concerns and fears of today...then he show us how to reach deep down inside ourselves and find "Home" that internal reserve where we can face and meet any challenge. Strongly recommend this book. - Rita Schiano, author of "Painting the Invisible Man. Painting the Invisible Man

Let go - of fear.....

This book evokes your thoughts on ones personal fears of terrorism and how we all personally and emotionally deal with this prospect. Why are we so attached to this fear? Take a breath and let it go....it exists and except the fear for what it is - fear. What encompasses the power of fear and why and how do we cling onto this notion? "Reaching Home" is a marvelous story, that induces your dearest fear of what would you do and how would you feel in midst of a terrorist plot? Jillianblaze

Fast-paced, compelling novel

Born without a left hand, main character Dr. Lee Brazil has never made peace with this fact--nor with the nuclear industry, which he blames for his disability. While conducting research for a book, he attends a meeting held by a group of activists working to shut down a lab incinerator for nuclear waste. When an explosion occurs at the lab, Brazil finds himeself implicated in what is mistakenly seen as a terrorist plot. Brazil manages to escape local authorities, but he finds himself forced to seek refuge in several unlikely places--and from unlikely allies, including a past lost love. He must use his intelligence and wit to work his way through challenges he faces while solving a mystery and mastering his own psychological quandaries. This insightful and compelling adventure takes on concerns about terrorism and human rights with sensitivity and humor.

"keen insights into our current predicament, told through a gripping story written straight from the

This is a thought-provoking first novel that pulls the reader into its fast-paced narrative. The protagonist, Dr. Lee Brazil, is a fascinating mixture of very human strengths and fears. The author must have dug deeply into his own intimate journey to create the character. It has the unmistakable ring of truth. The magic of this book is that it conveys its important ideas in such an entertaining way. It looks at the dark side of our nation's response to terrorism and the uplifting story of a man's battle against his own fears. Reaching Home offers keen insights into our current predicament, told through a gripping story written straight from the heart.

an enticing, captivating read

What do terrorists hold over us? Is it their weapons, their knowledge, or is it our own fear? They elicit terror, and when we allow ourselves to be afraid, we give them power. Our fears can control our lives in many ways. In Ron Breazeale's novel, "Reaching Home," we are brought face to face with the fears that many of us cling to. Dr. Lee Brazil left the south for the open arms of Maine. He's raised a daughter, and lived life, despite his own demons of fears. While back in the south, doing research for a book in Pine Grove, Tennessee, and a meeting of SOMAP - Save Our Mountain and Our People, Lee falls victim to an accident at the Pine Grove Lab incinerator for nuclear waste. This accident is mistakenly believed to be a terrorist plot and Dr. Brazil is taken into protective custody. The fallout sickness not being enough to deter him, Dr. Brazil escapes and hitches a ride in the back of a truck hauling port-a-johns. Thus the journey begins, and develops into a discovery of how people will help a stranger, and how they either live by or face their fears. Things get quite heated when a second incident occurs at Pine Grove. The FBI is looking for Brazil, and a terrorist cell is being tracked in Boston. Emotionally, Lee is dealing with old feelings of lost love, nightmares of terrors, and an unquenchable thirst to return to Maine. Will he make it home? Will the real terrorists realize their terrible quest? Breazeale's novel is an enticing, captivating read. Set in the very near future, the book rings true with many current public fears. This work of suspense also holds deeper messages of love, life, and understanding our demons. The plot is tight and well planned, and the characters are undeniably human. Easy to read and impossible to put down, "Reaching Home" is bound to be a great hit! Review by Heather Froeschl.