Reflections Between the Lines: The Healing of the Vietnam Generation

By Janice Goff-LaFontaine

Book Overview

Between the lines on the Vietnam Memorial Wall are the stories of every man and woman who returned from Vietnam. They came back alive, but many were physically, mentally and spiritually wounded. Each... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563113783
• ISBN13: 9781563113789
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Turner
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.4" x 0.7" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

WOW

As the daughter of a Vietnam Vet this book really hit an emotional chord. I have lived with my dad's demons but never really understood them because he never talked about it. It was very revealing to be able to read the personal stories of the Vietnam War from the people interviewed in this book. You will need a box of tissue!

Healing journeys

I was so moved by this extraordinary, soul-inspired book. The author, married to a Vietnam veteran, started writing it out of a deep need to make sense of the difficulties her husband was experiencing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. What she found, as revealed by the words and photos of the fifty-five men and women veterans who had the bravery to bear their souls, was that all the Vietnam veterans bore spiritual, emotional, and physical scars from their service. Yet, despite that, every one of them managed to extract something positive, some strength, and some morsel of good from it. This is not a book about war, but rather the toll is takes on those who fought in it. Most of all, it is a book that celebrates the courage and illumination of the human spirit. Indeed, everyone who reads it will find some spiritual treasure (i.e. hope, will, acceptance), that they can apply in their own lives. by Alissa Lukara, author of Riding Grace: A Triumph of the Soul

This book helps

WOW, this book is incredible. Thank you for writing this, and for honoring Vietnam veterans. For years, I had to hide the fact I was there, and this book has helped me to be proud to be a Vietnam vet. The stories are moving in so many ways, and the portraits draw you right into the eyes and hearts of the vets. I think anyone who is a Vietnam vet, or even families, friends, wives and ex-wives of vets, should read this book. If you know a vet, give him.her this book. It helps them and you to understand.

An excellent, healing, beautiful book

Jan Goff-Lafontaine has produced a wonderful, remarkable, healing book. Photographs of 50 plus people who were there-from combat veterans to Red Cross workers and everything in be-tween-are accompanied by reflections about the costs of war in the words of each person. Jan's Vietnam veteran husband got PTSD after the Loma Prieta earthquake [subsequent trauma often triggers PTSD reactions]. She didn't understand so she started talking to other vets, and to quote her, "My heart opened, and I knew these were stories that had to be heard by others. I wanted these experiences to be in a book so that everyone could know the struggles, the courage, and the triumphs of Vietnam vets, and realize the personal toll of war." Me, too. It's a great book. Reflections Between the Lines moved me to tears in a lot of places, something that I consider a healing quality. It also made me laugh out loud. I had trouble putting the book down. Her subtitle is "The Healing of the Vietnam Generation," and this is one of the ways we heal, telling our stories.