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About Face (Paperback)

by Fern Michaels (Author)
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There's enough melodrama in Michaels's newest offering (after No Place Like Home) to quench the thirst of soap opera devotees during a daytime drama drought, and the author's fans will likely lap up every word. At 17, Casey Edwards has experienced plenty of heartache and betrayal. Her mother, Evie, neglects her; her stepbrother, Ronnie, sexually abuses her; and her fianc‚ may leave her if she doesn't have sex with him. The day Casey finally fights back and stabs Ronnie in the leg, she miscarries his baby and comes to 10 years later in a mental hospital with no memory of her life before being admitted. Evie, now wealthy and married, greets Casey with little enthusiasm, as do the citizens of Sweetwater, Ga., and she can't help but wonder why. Slowly, she pieces together the lost details of her life with the help of Dr. Blake Hunter, a gorgeous family friend, but there are those who will do anything to keep her memories buried. Michaels's characterizations are far from subtle, and her plot consists of too many highs and lows with very little in between. However, her incisive descriptions of Southern life (and the mannerisms that separate the wealthy from the working masses) will impress, even if the conventional romance between Blake and Casey doesn't.
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Casey Edwards is finally being released from a home for the mentally disabled after 10 years of amnesia. Dr. Blake Hunter, a friend of the family, is surprised by Casey's cropped-short hair and brown institutional dress, but has no trouble getting her safely ensconced in her new home. And new home it is, since when Casey left, hers was run down. This is a fine estate. Other things are also odd to Casey. Why will no one talk about the events preceding the day she was institutionalized? Who is trying to make her doubt her own sanity? Did the flashbacks she's experiencing really happen or are they a sign of a mental breakdown? Michaels is at her storytelling best here as Casey is determined to discover the truth no matter how traumatic, and Blake is just as determined to help this woman who is slowly becoming someone he could love. Maria Hatton
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 381 pages
  • Publisher: Zebra; Later Printing edition (April 1, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0821770209
  • ISBN-13: 978-0821770207
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #579,373 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Well written, May 4, 2003
By "marble" (Wheaton, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews
I like Michaels' style, and unlike her Kentucky trilogy that drips with sorrow and tragedy, About Face is a step up from that. It's a good murder mystery with plenty of surprises and pretty darned hot in places (oh my!). I had a difficult time grasping Casey's character, though, and her relationship with her mother once she's out of the asylum. And why, after cutting herself with glass chards obviously put in her body lotion on purpose, would she stay in that environment? A previous reviewer is correct. Someone abused, institutionalized, and drugged for so many years would not be able to cope well in this paranoia-inducing situation as well as Casey did.

Well written, morose in places, but at least Casey wasn't digging up horse bones (I'm still not over Kentucky Sunrise).

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1.0 out of 5 stars TOO drawn out., October 17, 2003
By F. Felts "eisheth" (Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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The plot takes place on an island, and it feels like everyone on the island has a few chapters devoted to him or her. I think that the plot is drawn out so much that it makes the reading frustrating. She seems to give a large part of the story to characters that are inconsequential to the plot. Although, the plot is a bit dark (childhood trauma) you are hooked right away. But the interest may fade with all of the added stories. I found myself skimming pages looking for the real plot to pickup again. If you have a lot of time and patience this is the book for you. For those of us that have little patience and much less time, it is an exasperating read and I do not recommend it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best, but Michael fans will like it., June 30, 2003
By G. Bernal "mzglorybe" (Southern CA USA) - See all my reviews
  
The story grabs your attention right away, which is good. I don't think anything by Fern Michaels is bad - many others have been better, however.

The main character, Casey, is a young woman released from a mental institution after 10 years who cannot remember what happened to send her there. She goes back to her home town to find out. With the help of the local doctor, Blake, who becomes her love interest as well, they start unraveling the horrible story of what took place in her young life. There are a lot of twists and turns here as well as shady characters to keep the reader interested. The novel could have been absolutely captivating if it had been written just a little differently. The light-hearted bantering (dialogue) between 2 main characters took away from the seriousness of the situation. It didn't seem appropriate at times it was inserted in the story line.

It is a disturbing story, how she was repeatedly raped as a child by a stepbrother, neglected by her mother, and the dark images that haunt her but that she can't identify. She has been drugged heavily for the past 10 years in the institution, and she is afraid to take any medication, but agrees to regression therapy as a last resort to try to remember what supposedly drove her mad.

It's hard not to care about Michael's characters. The "Mommy, Dearest" of the main character was a little hard to believe, yet was lots of fun to hate. It's also a fast read and keeps you turning those pages, perfect for a day at the beach or at the airport.

One thing that did surprise me about this Fern Michaels is that in the beginning of the book Casey has a daydream of home and family, complete with dog (Fern Michaels' novels aren't complete without a dog) but in the end one isn't mentioned. A golden retriever sitting next to the bassinet of the newborn would have been more like the Michaels we know and love!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Mom is a wanna be social climber ....... daughter is abused but lives through the drug induced metnal state she was in for years
I thought the booki was interesting in that it was so much like a soap opera.
It was a book I got at Goodwill so I found it a good read.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Truly terrible
Thi is my first book by Ms. Michaels'and I am fairly sure it will be my last. I think the whole abuse them is so graphically and tastelessly done that it can hardly be considered... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars TOTALLY DISSAPPOINTING
I was really dissappointed with the plot of the story. Yes, I know it's just a story, but where a mother wants to make her child insane/killed doesn't wash well with me. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars So much going on here, but...
...how could someone who was repeatedly raped, beaten and drugged fall so "easily" in love and not have any issues with physical contact? Read more
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I have always loved Fern Michaels but I don't love this book. There is far too much pain and suffering in the news for me to want to find it in the reading I do for pleasure.
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OUTSTANDING READ!! Fern Michaels, has created a page turner in this one!!! I absolutely could not put the book down. The twists made me think, page after page. Read more
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