This was a great lesson in working through and getting past challenges and being able to move on. The author, Jennifer Gilbert, was attacked viscously when she was in her early twenties. Although she developed a very successful business she never dealt with her anger and her role as a victim as the attack. It wasn't until 20 years later she really was able to revisit the attack and move beyond it. I don't think that the only lesson is about overcoming the attack of a madman. It really shows how focus and determination combined with doing something you really love can lead to success in business. There is also a lesson on love and marriage, recognizing what is important and letting go of others (and your own) premediated expecations of what it should be. I am really happy to have won this book from Goodreads!