Husband, Lover, Spy

I loved this book. It was so strange I actually read it twice and it was better the second go-round. The most interesting part of the book was the fact that Pennington's Husband was alive long after he left America and no one would really help in the search. Well written...yes but a little too dramatic at times. Don't let this stop you from reading this great book.

Whenever we look at celebrities, we think of their looks, their clothes, their wealth. We don't think much of them as people. We don't think they have to take out the garbage, do their own taxes, we don't think of them as having or capable of having the same emotions or going through an ordeal that never leaves us--the loss of a loved one and the struggle to rebuild a life. Janice Pennington not only endured this, but also summoned the courage to face the demons that accompany that searing kind of experience and then went on to smile each day as one of "Barker's Beauties" and find true love again. Those of us who have been through a similar experience can read her book and think of her as a kindred spirit, a beacon of hope as we read of her battle to learn the truth behind the death of her first true love, who later became one with her and with her soul. These are the bonds that death truly cannot conquer, for in her story we can read of her determination and her ultimate indominatability as a human being. It is a lesson of bravery we can learn from.