First published 2013
Tom Jenkins carries the weight of a troubled childhood when the military ships him thousands of miles from home to fight in war. He serves with courage and does his duty as a soldier, but the battlefield leaves its mark on him in ways that grenades and bullets cannot heal. Back home, Jenkins faces a different kind of combat. The choices he made overseas, both honorable and shameful, wage war inside his mind and spirit. No weapon can defeat this enemy. As his post-war life takes shape around him, Jenkins must confront the darkness within himself. His journey leads him toward forgiveness he never thought possible and redemption that seemed forever out of reach. Through this internal struggle, he begins to find the peace that had always escaped him and recovers the courage he believed he had lost on foreign soil.
Genres: fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, military-fiction, adult-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: internal-conflict, redemption-arc, second-chance
Setting: Home, Overseas
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
152 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: mental-illness, war