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Plenty Of Time When We Get Home
Kayla Williams
Love and Recovery in the Aftermath of War
W.W. Norton & Co
February 2014
On Sale: February 10, 2014
272 pages
ISBN: 0393239365
EAN: 9780393239362
Kindle: B00DX5X95W
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction
When SPC Kayla Williams and SGT Brian McGough met at
a mountain outpost in Iraq in 2003, only their verbal
sparring could have betrayed a hint of attraction. Neither
could have predicted the sequence of events that would shape
their lives. Brian, on his way back to base
after mid-tour leave, was wounded by a roadside bomb that
sent shrapnel through his brain. Kayla waited anxiously for
news and, on returning home, sought out Brian. The two began
a tentative romance and later married, but neither
anticipated the consequences of Brian’s injury on their
lives. Lacking essential support for returning veterans from
the military and the VA, Kayla and Brian suffered through
posttraumatic stress amplified by his violent mood swings,
her struggles to reintegrate into a country still oblivious
to women veterans, and what seemed the callous, consumerist
indifference of civilian society at large. Kayla
persevered. So did Brian. They fought for their marriage,
drawing on remarkable reservoirs of courage and commitment.
They confronted their demons head-on, impatient with
phoniness of any sort. Inspired by an unwavering ethos of
service, they continued to stand on common ground. Finally,
they found their own paths to healing and wholeness, both as
individuals and as a family, in dedication to a larger
community.
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