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Product Description When a great hurt is done to us, we never recover until we forgive--even if it takes us more than one lifetime. This is no ordinary love story. Sarah Ferguson agrees. She'll tell you first about the nightmares. Not the usual sort of bad dreams, mind you. Hers are in-your-face real--like running to the bathroom to spit out the blood in her mouth real. After that, she's up the rest of the night, too upset and afraid to go back to sleep. The doctors tell her nothing is physically wrong with her. The last one sends her to Dr. Tremaine, Chicago's go-to therapist for sufferers of "mystery" illnesses. That can only mean she's losing her mind. But Dr. Tremaine helps Sarah see her life otherwise. Under her expert guidance, Sarah learns to mind-travel to far-away ancient Persia--and comes face-to-face with herself as Ayisha, the keeper of the secret behind the debilitating dreams. What emerges is nothing less than mysticalas Sarah shadowsAyisha's descent from blushing innocence to love torn away from her so brutally only hatred and vengeance remain in her heart. How Ayisha plans to get revenge, however, threatens to destroy the lives of virtually everyone around her--including Sarah's, as she lies in hypnotic trance on the therapist's couch. There's only one thing she can do now to stop her own destruction.... Review Weird and wonderful...this story captures your heart and challenges your psyche. Sarah's pain takes her back in time into the life of Ayisha, a Persian woman who holds the key to her future. Illustrious, sensory descriptions allow readers to walk alongside Funk's characters into the past.The theme woven throughout: the future walks hand-in-hand with free will. A story of love, betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness. It cleanses the bitter bile of revenge and transforms it into the sweet, refreshing taste of freedom...and the powerful impact of forgiveness. -Cheryl E. Rodriguez, Readers' FavoriteWonderfully detailed...amazin