Reviews
for
Going Home
A Life Changing Adventure, December 11, 2007
Having read the story "A Tree for America", I knew I had to read this one as
well. "Going Home" by Edd Voss is a well written story about a trucker, Ken
Rainey, who helps a friend Bob Anjer by picking up his nephew, Danny Anjer in
Riverside California to take him back east to Washington DC to live with Bob and
his wife. Danny is a scared, angry 14 year old whose life had been uprooted when
his parents died unexpectedly. His grandparents are unable to care for a
teenager and when Bob said he'd take Danny into his home to raise him was just
another change Danny did not want. The journey begins with Ken picking up Danny.
When Danny begins to face his fears with Kens understanding along the way, the
journey takes on a life of it's own.
I was swept away with this touching story and I felt as if I was along for the
ride the whole way. When my daughter read "Going Home", she told me she could
relate to Danny's character, being adopted as an older child she could relate
with being shuffled around and being scared of the unknown not knowing if she
was going to be happy or accepted for who she was. My daughter said, "Reading
the story made me feel good that I am not the only one who has those feelings.
It is nice to read about it in a story."
Edd is more than a talented story teller, he has a way of drawing the human
element into his stories touching on emotions and a deeper meaning that reaches
way below the surface.
I would encourage everyone to read this story. These seven chapters will sit
beside Mr. Voss's first book and be one that will be read and enjoyed in my
home.
Reviewed by Vickie, author of "My Charming Protector".
Felt like I was along for the ride..., December 10, 2007
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Lynn Barry (Fillmore, NY)
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I had the pleasure of readng "Going Home" and the pleasure was all mine. Having
never driven across the country or been a truck driver I appreciate the way
author Edd Voss writes, he gives the reader a glimpse of a trucker's view behind
the wheel and this tale adds a warm touch, the transport of a boy who suffered
tremendous losses is along for the ride too.
Not only did I feel as if I took a trip physically, I was emotionally on a
journey too, the journey of finding a person's home and what being "home" is all
about. I recommend this wonderful story to all ages.