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Morning Come Quickly

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MORNING, COME QUICKLY, describes one newly licensed psychologist plunge into the abuses of cults. The story takes the reader into the Deep South, where clans and satanic cults have incubated for years, spawning generations of perpetrators and victims. Her growth as a therapist will not be stunted by fear of reprisals, lawsuits, or retribution. This saga of evil-doings spans over twenty years, and changes both the therapist and her clients. Wanda Karriker has written in a style that survivors of these cults, and the general population, would appreciate.

Cheryl Hill, author of FAMILY TRADITION, http://CherylHill.homestead.com/index.html

I would suggest this book for anyone who wishes to become more familiar with ritual abuse.One thing that strikes me as certain is that survivors of SRA have almost no political power to deal with this type of abuse. This book clearly expresses the dilemma that many survivors and their therapists experience.

There are tens of thousands of survivors of SRA/RA that are attempting to heal and overcome this type of severe trauma. Many are highly intelligent and lead successful lives. Perhaps they should organize themselves on a political level in order to strengthen their position. While it may be difficult to pursue criminal charges against these abusers, civil charges may be an option. At a minimum, it may help to raise awareness and may possibly interfere with ongoing/future abuse.

Individuals should attempt to pursue justice whenever possible. If survivors were to organize themselves, they would be far more effective. In addition to possibly bringing about a greater sense of justice, organized groups of survivors would be able to aid one another in their healing. If survivors and their allies could work as a unified group (like the abusers do) they would be far more effective...

Regarding the book itself, it's very helpful and informative. I hesitate to call it 'enjoyable' -as the subject matter is so severe, however the book is very 'engaging' and well written. The story is clearly told in a descriptive and creative manner. I would recommend this book highly to anyone interested in learning more about SRA/RA. I plan to donate this book to my local library once I've finished. I would also suggest it to my survivor friends.

Dr. Karriker's book, Morning Come Quickly, is timely, courageous, well-considered, and articulate. It succeeds on many levels: as a testament to the reality of ritual abuse, as a well-crafted mystery, and as a monument to the human spirit that can survive the most horrendous experience. We recommend this novel for both its literary artistry and its psychological, social, historical foundation.

Pamela Perskin and James Randall Noblitt

I really enjoyed this book. This is work of fiction. The story revolves around a Therapist involving her search for the truth around her clients. I won't go further since this might ruin the story for you. What I enjoyed is the fact that she used common mental health terms. If you are either a mental health practitioner or a client you will enjoy this book. If I had any criticism is that I wish she had described the beauty of the N.C. Outer Banks better, but then again I get homesick at times. I look forward for Mrs. Karriker next book.

Is it possible to write a novel about ritual/sadistic abuse? Or, to put it this way, is it possible to write a novel about this subject which says something essential and not is insulting or offending to survivors? Wanda Karriker has in Morning Come Quickly shown that this indeed is possible.

Wanda Karriker is herself a psychologist in North Carolina who has worked with survivors in more than two decades. The novel is also about a psychologist, Emily Klein, who during her therapies with survivors is beginning to gain insights, which drastically change her worldview.

The story is of course fiction - but it is indeed based on reality. It reflects the fact that ritual abuse survivors, and the people (and not only therapists) who has met survivors and realized that they are telling the truth, necessarily will have frightening insights about how the world really functions.

To recover RA memories is extremely painful in itself - but it becomes even more painful with the insight that there is more evil in the world than most people wants to believe. When a survivor meet another survivor who remember that they were in the same RA group as a child, and then remember details about the other survivor who she/he never had been told by anyone- well, then disappears the hope that it really is only a frightening dream. To realize that the abuse not only is real, but that it is a reality that the society ignores is even more painful.

But the same thing applies to therapists with RA clients. When a therapist for example had more than one client, who independent of each other, tell about exactly the same rituals -then it is no longer possible to dismiss the memories as "symbols", "false memories", or some other less worrying explanation. To realize the fact that RA exists is frightening in itself - but the combination of the fact that it seems so common and the fact that it is hidden by a wall of silence from the society is even more frightening. This insight has indeed radically changed the worldview for many therapists.

Wanda Karrikers book is about a therapist whom makes this journey. She gradually become conscious about the powerful networks that abuse and molest other human beings and what they are capable of doing. One of her clients is murdered after he begun to openly tell about the abuse; after a while she even realize that her motives for engaging herself in researching RA is more personal than she has thought. She also find that it is not only about isolated gangs of psychopaths, but that there are connections to the higher strata in society - and even with CIA's infamous MK Ultra project.

The reader who wants to explain away this book as a paranoid fiction, must keep in memory that these experiences are quite common in the USA - and not only there. The social forces that want to silence the voice of the survivors are indeed powerful -which also say some sad things about our society.
The book can warmly be recommended.

Morning, Come Quickly is a gripping psychological thriller by Wanda Karriker about an underground world of murder, child pornography, and other horrific traumas inflicted upon those unable to defend themselves. An aging couple living ordinary lives must undergo an earthly and spiritual journey to stand against a hideous, trans-generational government sponsorship of child abuse in this enthralling, gritty, and deadly serious novel that will keep the reader glued to a superbly crafted and original story from beginning to end.

Sometimes called the "hidden holocaust", Dr. Karriker exposes the grim realities of what is known as Ritual Abuse through the eyes of both therapist and survivor. Although the book is fictional, it is believed that the perverse and twisted cult practices detailed here have been happening for generations across the globe. There have been many reports of cult abuse which have gone unrecognized or have been generalized under the umbrella of "child abuse". To ascertain the truth, we must ask ourselves how so many reports of this nature, from so many victimized children and adult survivors, can contain the same malicious themes and elements.

Wanda's book gives hope to survivors of trauma and to those selfless souls who work with survivors.

The novel is a well-written, suspenseful mystery that is very difficult to put down.

Well done!

From the very first page, the author takes you into the world of Dissociation through the eyes of one who has seen. Not only is the protagonist a survivor, but Dr. Emily Lentz Klein is a therapist, trained in working with clients who have lived through extreme trauma. From her very first client, Emily works capably, holding the space and guiding her clients' parts back into health. When her own memories begin to surface, Emily is faced with the questioning that plagues every trauma victim-'Did it really happen?'. In this book we stagger with her, fall with her, and rise again as we are taken on a search of 'yesteryear'. The body doesn't lie, and the memories that surface are affirmed each step of the way. Right down to the last page Emily continues to seek, and find the truths, of her past.

If you've ever thought that False Memories can be stimulated: READ THIS BOOK.
If you have ever questioned the work of trauma therapists: READ THIS BOOK
If you are a therapist working on your own memory retrieval, or that of your clients' : READ THIS BOOK....and learn the truth. Horror DOES live out there. Terror DOES live out there....and Healing DOES happen. READ THIS BOOK.

Shamai Currim
Tri Therapy: Body, Mind, Soul
www.hourglass.net/tritherapy

MORNING COME QUICKLY IS A CAPTIVATING AND INTRIGING PAGE TURNER. IT IS NOT ONLY A TEACHING TOOL FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC BUT A FACINATING NOVEL. I AM SO GLAD SOMEONE OF HER CALIBER AND KNOWLEDGE PUT SO MUCH INTO WRITING. I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WANTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ABUSE IN OUR SOCIETY. SUE MAXWELL

"Morning Come Quickly" is a great mystery. The tension builds as we read about family histories and life in a small, southern town. Emily begins to recall traumatic events from her childhood. Then, like many who recall such events, she finds corroboration. Karriker shows that there can be positive outcomes for those who are "willing and able to learn about their pasts in order to find peace in the present."