Pat's pick is Home Front, by Kristen Hannah
Synopsis:
Like many couples,
Michael and Jolene Zarkades have to face the pressures of everyday
life---children, careers, bills, chores---even as their twelve-year
marriage is falling apart. Then an unexpected deployment sends Jolene
deep into harm’s way and leaves defense attorney Michael at home,
unaccustomed to being a single parent to their two girls. As a mother,
it agonizes Jolene to leave her family, but as a solider she has always
understood the true meaning of duty. In her letters home, she paints a
rose-colored version of her life on the front lines, shielding her
family from the truth. But war will change Jolene in ways that none of
them could have foreseen. When tragedy strikes, Michael must face his
darkest fear and fight a battle of his own---for everything that matters
to his family.
At once a profoundly honest look at modern marriage
and a dramatic exploration of the toll war takes on an ordinary American
family, Home Front is a story of love, loss, heroism, honor, and ultimately, hope.
Pat says: The author presents a different perspective of injured soldiers coming home from war--the feminine side. Good depiction of impact on soldier and family.
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