Tara's healing

by Janice Holt Giles

Book Overview

This is the story of Tara Cochrane, who had been Hod's captain during World War II. Tara had returned from Europe to study medicine and start a practice, only to collapse with a severe nervous breakdown. Hod finds him in the hospital, scarcely recognizable as the tough commander who had slogged it out beside his men through France, Germany, and Austria. When the time comes for Hod to leave the hospital, he persuades Tara to go with him in the hope...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395140994
• ISBN13: 9780395140994
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One of Janice Holt Giles' Best

Tara's Healing is on of Janice Holt Giles BEST. I only wish she had written more than three novels around the charactors in her Piney Ridge Trilogy.

A perfect ending to the Piney Ridge Trilogy

I read all three of the books in this series by Janice Holt Giles: The Enduring Hills, Miss Willie, and finally Tara's Healing. I was captured in the first book by the style of Ms. Gile's writing, her verbage, metaphors, and the wonderful style in which she writes similar to the way the people talked. Each book was so realistic, and had so much drama in it. Real true to life stuff, as realistic as it gets! The third book, Tara's Healing, is needed...ties up loose ends left in the other books (although each book is definitely complete within itself). I would HIGHLY recommend all three of these books. I also read the western series, but preferred this series by far. She is drfinitely one of my favorite authors. You will NOT regret reading this book. You will be enriched by it. I was.

Janice Holt Giles was a superb author.

I have read all of the books written by Janice Holt Giles, both the Piny woods series of which this is one and the moving west series many times. I loose myself after the first page or so and am completely immersed until I sadly turn the last page. Her research is fantastic. If she says it rained that day, you can bet it did. I was saddened to hear of Mrs Giles death and wish I could find an author I would enjoy as much.

Beautifully written and utterly captivating!

I began reading this book, against my will, simply to become more familiar with the authors of rural areas. Yet, after skimming the mere first chapter, I became entrapped into the unbelievable writing style of Mrs. Janice Holt Giles. I would recommend this book to anyone - especially to those who do not truly understand what life is like in a rural area. The characters are rich and easily related to, and I was utterly captivated by this realistic and creative tale!!