Customer Reviews:
 Healing journeys March 3, 2007
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 May 25, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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 May 28, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
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