Home Front by Kristin Hannah
When a parent goes off to war, the whole family suffers. And when it's the mother, the heart of the family, going off to war, the impact is even more profound. That is the basic premise of the engrossing new novel from Kristin Hannah, Home Front.
Jolene joined the army after her alcoholic parents died in a car crash. There she found her first real "family." With her lawyer husband, Michael, she formed a new family and is blissfully happy. Then her marriage hits a rocky patch--and her unit is deployed to Iraq. Michael, who has never been overly involved with child-raising and running the home,and never really liked his wife's career, is now in charge. He is resentful and their 2 daughters are angry and scared. Jolene tries to keep her family from finding out how dangerous her life on the front really is but soon a crisis throws them all into turmoil. And the whole family has to adapt to a new reality. This story is intertwined with a legal case Michael is handling involving a soldier with post-traumatic stress disorder, which finally opens his eyes to what his wife might be going through.
Home Front is a timely tale that shows the rest of us what so many brave military families are going through as they pray for their loved ones to come home safe and sound--and how those families respond when their prayers aren't answered.
Jolene joined the army after her alcoholic parents died in a car crash. There she found her first real "family." With her lawyer husband, Michael, she formed a new family and is blissfully happy. Then her marriage hits a rocky patch--and her unit is deployed to Iraq. Michael, who has never been overly involved with child-raising and running the home,and never really liked his wife's career, is now in charge. He is resentful and their 2 daughters are angry and scared. Jolene tries to keep her family from finding out how dangerous her life on the front really is but soon a crisis throws them all into turmoil. And the whole family has to adapt to a new reality. This story is intertwined with a legal case Michael is handling involving a soldier with post-traumatic stress disorder, which finally opens his eyes to what his wife might be going through.
Home Front is a timely tale that shows the rest of us what so many brave military families are going through as they pray for their loved ones to come home safe and sound--and how those families respond when their prayers aren't answered.
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