Thank you for sharing Bobby, and thank you for the sacrifices you and your family have made for our freedom. I can definitely see how you related to Amanda. <3 Best wishes to you and your family. ~Michelle Cummingsbobbiebryner wrote: ↑04 Jun 2018, 10:52 I think it would seem as though she is out of character, but I know from experience that it is not always the case. My husband served in the army for several years. He was deployed to Iraq at the beginning of the war. During that time, I had our second son. When his unit was returning stateside, they asked for volunteers to remain in country during the transition between those that led the assault and those that would be occupying the area. My husband volunteered to stay behind. I was devastated. How could he not want to come home and see his son? Although on the outside I was the strong and caring wife and mother, I was falling apart inside. After he came home, he was different. His PTSD was so terrible, we all walked on eggshells around him. I remember he could make me so angry, and I would respond in ways I that I could not even imagine before. During one argument, I stormed out of the house leaving him and my children and walked several miles before I realized I had forgotten shoes. When you have to be strong for so long, it is dramatic when you finally break. I can see how and why this character responded the way she did. Of course, since I could empathize so much, I hated the ending.
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Anger has its own character. Amanda was constantly trying to keep herself together throughout the book. How does a woman feel when her husband makes it clear that she and their children are not his priority? "Hell hath no fury than a woman scorned," as the saying goes. Yes, she took a risk, but how could she have known she was on the way to her end? Anger and bad judgement go together, so it may be out of character, but not at all impossible.