The world is filled with people destined to help
and to serve. Doctors, nurses, police, and firefighters—each and every day,
these special people work to help others in times of need. Often, this means
putting their own lives at risk in order to do their jobs. They give of
themselves to benefit society, and they do it without any expectation of
thanks.
And then there is the military…
These are the men and women who don’t head home to
their families and safe homes to relax at the end of a shift. They are on the
front lines, far from home and often fighting someone else’s battles because it
is the right thing to do. Military families struggle to cope with the constant
worry and the long periods of separation, staying strong to support those who
serve in everything they do, and often are left to pick up the pieces when the
highest price is paid.
Servicemen and women are heroes in the purest
sense of the word. Even when the world’s gone mad and their hearts are breaking,
one thing remains unchanged.
They have honour.
During my reading of this book, I was moved on many
different levels. There were parts of
the story that made me cry like a little girl, and there were some parts that
brought a huge smile to my face. This
book will bring up many different emotions in you and keep you wanting to read
more and more of it.
With everything going on with the war overseas, this book
will completely touch you because some parts of this book have recent “events”
happening in it. The book does do
flashbacks, but not in the way that you are thinking. It goes back and forth in time telling
stories of many different soldiers and the stories of their lives.
We hear a lot of stories of the family members left behind,
well in this book, we get to see things through the service members eyes.
Overall, this book is a complete MUST READ if you have any
feelings towards military members; past, present and future.
All his life, his mother had been
there for him, gently pushing him to do his very best and allowing him the
opportunity to make his own decisions, even when they led him on a path she
wouldn’t have chosen for him. When he’d told his parents at age sixteen that he
wanted to enlist in the Army, they supported him. The one thing they asked of
him was that he finished his education up to A-Levels before he enlisted. They
did try to talk him into going to college for a couple of years also, but he
insisted that he would get better qualifications and experience once he was a
soldier. As agreed, on the day that he received his exam results, his dad drove
him to the Army Careers Office to begin his journey.
“I’m so proud of you, son,” his
mother whispered into his ear while clutching him in a tight embrace. “Never,
ever forget that.”
“Thanks, Mum. I know you are. I love
you.”
(Taken from the story Letters to No One)
M. B. Feeney is an army brat who finally settled
down in Birmingham, UK with her other half, two kids and a dog. Currently
at university studying for her BA (Hons) in primary teaching, she
procrastinates on her assignments by listening to music of all genres and
trying to get ‘just one more paragraph’ written on whichever WIP is open. She
is also a serious doodler and chocoholic. Writing has been her one true
love ever since she could spell, and publishing is the final culmination of her
hard work and ambition.
Her publishing career began with two novellas, and
she currently has a novel under way whilst Honour, a compilation of her own
military based shorts, is due for release 1st November 2013. Always
having something on the go can often lead to block which eventually gets
dissolved by good music and an even better book.
Thank you so much for a wonderful review x
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