Healing by Deceit

When Anna, a talented cellist, left her volatile husband, Alessandro, he stole the one thing that mattered to her: her nine-year-old son, Alan. For ten years Anna had no contact with Alan, as Alessandro's hatred and lies poisoned the boy against her. Alan grew up thinking his mother had abandoned him. At nineteen he's unusually jaded, but he doesn't understand why.

The unexpected discovery of a family secret inspires Anna's second husband and great love, Aaron, to attempt to reignite the tender relationship Anna and Alan once shared. But Aaron's plan seems suspect because it's ultimately based on deceit. He poses as a therapist and infiltrates Alan's deepest feelings about his mother and his parents' divorce. As Alan opens up to Aaron, he doesn't realize he's confessing his true emotions to a man he hates. Is Aaron's plan justified? Will his risk pay off in the healing of old wounds or only drive Alan and Anna further apart?

"Healing by Deceit" is a gorgeous novel written to the tune of classical music. Author Walter S. Reiter's intricately woven story forces readers to contemplate whether it's appropriate, and sometimes even necessary, to lie in the pursuit of good.