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Diana Louise Webb is an educator, tutor, motivational speaker, freelance writer – and author of the two award-winning self-help books, The Butterfly Cometh and Elf Dust To Excellence. Diana holds a Juris Doctorate and a Psychology degree. Her voice comes from a place of profound loss and resilience: her best friend committed suicide and her ex-boyfriend, currently incarcerated, tried to murder her. Diana lives in a modest home in rural Missouri where she shares quality time with my 89-year-old mother, a survivor of Hitler's Nazi regime who fled East Prussia (Germany) from the imminent Soviet occupation in 1944.
Reviewed by Gaius Konstantine for Readers' Favorite
“And sometimes, in the darkness, you can still find peace.” Can you? Or is peace just an illusion that never materializes? Last of the Autumn Rain by Diana Webb focuses on a young woman, Julie Cromwell, who may never have the peace she believes is eluding her. The story begins with a deadly disaster that sees Julie's best friend and co-worker, Candice, die. As Julie leaves Wisconsin to travel back to her native New Jersey, she reminisces about past events, which include betrayal, abuse, and subtle but destructive neglect. Struggling to cope with her emotions, Julie slowly convinces herself that everything will be all right. Yet perception is reality, and when a person's ability to perceive is severely impaired, reality can be a never-ending nightmare.
Something sinister lurks in Last of the Autumn Rain by Diana Webb, which may not be readily apparent at first glance. The plot is a beautifully executed exercise in misdirection and is as immersive as falling into quicksand. However, the cunning theme present in the story is troubling. It will raise many questions as Julie is weighed down by mental instability and multiple disorders, which left me wondering what was real and what was imagined. Character development focuses on Julie and her perception of the world. While the author did an outstanding job of creating a complex and fascinating individual, the emotions I felt toward Julie were not limited to pity. The pace is measured with a slow build-up of relentless menace. Beguiling and troubling, this novel is an excellent read for fans of psychological thrillers.
