A review by chronicreader96
Ana by Joanne Louise Hardy, James Redfield

4.0

Rounded up from around 3.5 stars ⭐️

Ana follows the difficult life of Anastasia, from her childhood through to middle-age.

Ana faces some harrowing and extremely dark times in her life, which are portrayed in a rich and detailed manner. This book is both extremely disturbing, heart-wrenching and awe inspiring. Ana and Joanne made me question my own personal assumptions and taught me so much. The pure honesty that is expressed in this book sent tingles down my spine. It is not easy to tell your truth and show it to the world.

Unfortunately for me there were times where I found my mind wandering, especially the last chapter which wasn’t really my cup of tea. Spirituality isn’t really my thing but this book taught me a lot. That being said, I found myself devouring the chapters surrounding dark parts of Ana’s life. They taught me so much and I was so engrossed in wanting to know what happened.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes reading interesting real-life stories. As a warning, there are some potential triggers in this book so please read with caution. I want to thank Joanne Louise Hardy and Insightful Publishing for allowing me to read this book and give my personal thoughts.