Room 939
15 Minutes of Horror, 20 Years of Healing
Jenny Lynn Anderson

LP Lewis Publishing
November 17, 2011 / ISBN: 0983992304
Nonfiction / Memoir
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Reviewed by Sylvia McClain

The most interesting part of this book; Room 939: 15 Minutes of Horror, 20 Years of Healing, by Jenny Lynn Anderson is right in the beginning. Mrs. Anderson starts right off telling you about the 15 minutes of horror, so that you can understand why it took her 20 years to heal. She spent the majority of the 20 years focused on church and the Bible, hoping to find a way to regain her old self.

She would recite passages from the Bible when she would encounter moments she felt she could not handle. For example: God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to his purpose (Romans8:28) This she dealt with in Chapter 12, titled Tug of War, which was what she felt she was going through as she tried to find her way to recovery.

Mrs. Anderson did recover and her recovery started when she found out she was pregnant with her first child, a daughter, whom she named Morgan. Then eventually she had another daughter and this one was named Allison. To Mrs. Anderson, these were her first signs of a return to a normal lifestyle. It was not easy for her to accept yet, she felt she had to be strong and set an example for her daughters. And she did, using the words of God to get her through the rough times. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13) But one of the things Mrs. Anderson learned was God did not want her to be her old self, he wanted her to become a new person all together.

Lastly, I highly recommend this book to be read simply because I, too, was once attacked and understand what she went through.