Jeffrey K Walker

Broschiertes Buch

None of Us the Same

Beschreibung

2017 The Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards Finalist 2017 B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree 2017 Wishing Shelf Book Awards Bronze Medal 2018 Goethe Award for Historical Fiction Finalist & 1st Place Category Winner Fiery Dublin nurse Deirdre Brannigan has opinions on everything. She certainly hates the very idea of war in 1914. But the crushing weight of a guilty conscience pushes Deirdre to leave Ireland, landing her directly in the fray. Across the ocean, childhood friends Jack Oakley and Will Parsons think it will be a grand adventure in France. The pals from Newfoundland blithely enlist. After all, the war can't possibly last long... Deirdre's long days and nights blur together on the hospital wards. As she relentlessly struggles to save young lives, her own unravels. For the Newfoundlanders in their fine new uniforms aching to prove themselves on the field of battle, the horrors of war quickly descend. Deirdre encounters Jack and Will when they're brought to her field hospital the first day of the slaughter on the Somme, each silently carrying unimaginable suffering. Burdened with physical and emotional scars, their lives aimlessly diverge. Yet somehow, a glimmer of hope and redemption emerges when their paths cross once again in St. John's. Although fragile and ragged, they are not beaten. None of Us the Same will leave you pulling for these battered survivors. Follow this unforgettable portrayal of love and war and resilience.

Autor

JEFFREY K. WALKER is a Midwesterner, born in what was once the Glass Container Capital of the World. A retired military officer, he served in Bosnia and Afghanistan, planned the Kosovo air campaign and ran a State Department program in Baghdad. He's been shelled, rocketed and sniped by various groups, all with bad aim. He's lived in ten states and three foreign countries, managing to get degrees from Harvard and Georgetown along the way. An attorney and professor, he taught legal history at Georgetown, law of war at William & Mary and criminal and international law while an assistant dean at St. John's. He's been a contributor on NPR and a speaker at federal judicial conferences. He dotes on his wife, with whom he lives in Virginia, and his children, who are spread across the United States. Jeffrey has never been beaten at Whack-a-Mole. Connect with him on Twitter at @jkwalkerAuthor, on his Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/jeffreykwalker or on his website at jeffreykwalker.com.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jeffrey K. Walker
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 347g
• ISBN-13: 9781947108004
• ISBN-10: 194710800X
• Artikelnr.: 48311720