Home Front

Book: Home Front

Author: Kristin Hannah

All marriages have a breaking point. All families have wounds. All wars have a cost. . . .

Like many couples, Michael and Jolene Zarkades have to face the pressures of everyday life—children, careers, bills, chores—even as their twelve-year marriage is falling apart. Then a deployment sends Jolene deep into harm's 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 solider, 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 own—for everything that matters to his family.-Goodreads

Review: I really enjoyed this book from Kristin Hannah which is about a pilot with PTSD but is not political. This was extremely refreshing. There are a lot of themes in including marriage, friendship, motherhood, and PTSD. The children in this book are 11 and 4 and Hannah absolutely nailed their behavior and dialogue (I have daughters almost exactly this age and I appreciate the author getting this right). I went through a lot of emotions reading this-happy, anger, frustration, sadness and hope. Definitely recommend!

Grade: 4.5/5