Home Front

Home Front

Author: Kristin Hannah
Desc: "Home Front is Hannah's crowning achievement." —The Huffington Post In this powerhouse of a novel Kristin Hannah explores the intimate landscape of a troubled marriage with this provocative and timely portrait of a husband and wife in love and at war. 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. 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. "Hannah has written a remarkable tale of duty love strength and hope that is at times poignant and always thoroughly captivating and relevant." —Library Journal (starred review)