St. Martin's Press
February 2012
On Sale: January 31, 2012
Featuring: Michael Zarkades; Jolene Zarkades
384 pages ISBN: 0312577206 EAN: 9780312577209 Kindle: B005OQGC1Q Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
In her bestselling novels Kristin Hannah has plumbed the depths of friendship, the loyalty of sisters, and the secrets mothers keep. Now, in her most emotionally powerful story yet, she explores the intimate landscape of a troubled marriage with this provocative and timely portrait of a husband and wife, in love and at war.
Like many couples, Michael and Jolene Zarkades have to face the pressures of everyday lifeβ-children, careers, bills, choresβ-even as their twelve-year marriage is falling apart. Then an unexpected deployment sends Jolene deep into harmβs way and leaves defense attorney Michael at home, unaccustomed to being a single parent to their two girls. As a mother, it agonizes Jolene to leave her family, but as a soldier she has always understood the true meaning of duty. In her letters home, she paints a rose-colored version of her life on the front lines, shielding her family from the truth. But war will change Jolene in ways that none of them could have foreseen. When tragedy strikes, Michael must face his darkest fear and fight a battle of his ownβ-for everything that matters to his family.
At once a profoundly honest look at modern marriage and a dramatic exploration of the toll war takes on an ordinary American family, Home Front is a story of love, loss, heroism, honor, and ultimately, hope.
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